LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 20, 2015 TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SJR30 by Taylor, Larry (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.), As Introduced The resolution alone would have no fiscal implication to the State other than the cost of publication. Any additional fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation.The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $118,681. The resolution would propose an amendment to Section 2(a), Article VIII, of the Texas Constitution, to add any real property that is leased to a person for use as a statutorily defined school for educational purposes to the list of property tax exemptions the Legislature is permitted to grant.Voter approval of the proposed constitutional amendment, in and of itself, would have no fiscal impact on the state or units of local government. Any fiscal impact would depend on the corresponding enabling legislation.The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015. Local Government Impact The proposed constitutional amendment alone would have no fiscal implication to units of local government. Any fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, KK, SD, SJS LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 20, 2015 TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SJR30 by Taylor, Larry (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SJR30 by Taylor, Larry (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.), As Introduced Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SJR30 by Taylor, Larry (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.), As Introduced SJR30 by Taylor, Larry (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.), As Introduced The resolution alone would have no fiscal implication to the State other than the cost of publication. Any additional fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation.The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $118,681. The resolution alone would have no fiscal implication to the State other than the cost of publication. Any additional fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation.The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $118,681. The resolution would propose an amendment to Section 2(a), Article VIII, of the Texas Constitution, to add any real property that is leased to a person for use as a statutorily defined school for educational purposes to the list of property tax exemptions the Legislature is permitted to grant.Voter approval of the proposed constitutional amendment, in and of itself, would have no fiscal impact on the state or units of local government. Any fiscal impact would depend on the corresponding enabling legislation.The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015. Local Government Impact The proposed constitutional amendment alone would have no fiscal implication to units of local government. Any fiscal implication would be attributable to the corresponding enabling legislation. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, KK, SD, SJS UP, KK, SD, SJS