LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 1, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1342 by Parker (Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Texas Education Code Section 38.004 to add more specific detail and a reporting requirement to the current requirement that school districts provide child abuse anti-victimization programs in elementary and secondary schools. The bill would require each school district to include in their child abuse anti-victimization programs annual, age-appropriate, evidence-based child sexual abuse prevention training. The bill would also require each school district to submit to TEA a report on the number and percentage of students enrolled in the district who attended the training during the preceding school year. The bill would take effect immediately if passed within the necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017, and would apply beginning with school year 2017-18.The agency estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. However, this analysis assumes that the bill could be implemented with existing agency resources. Local Government Impact School districts would incur costs to purchase or develop a new program if not currently using age-appropriate or evidence-based training. Costs would vary depending on the type of programs already in place and made available. Source Agencies:701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, RSt, AW
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 1, 2017
TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1342 by Parker (Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1342 by Parker (Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.), As Introduced
Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1342 by Parker (Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.), As Introduced
HB1342 by Parker (Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Texas Education Code Section 38.004 to add more specific detail and a reporting requirement to the current requirement that school districts provide child abuse anti-victimization programs in elementary and secondary schools. The bill would require each school district to include in their child abuse anti-victimization programs annual, age-appropriate, evidence-based child sexual abuse prevention training. The bill would also require each school district to submit to TEA a report on the number and percentage of students enrolled in the district who attended the training during the preceding school year. The bill would take effect immediately if passed within the necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017, and would apply beginning with school year 2017-18.The agency estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. However, this analysis assumes that the bill could be implemented with existing agency resources.
Local Government Impact
School districts would incur costs to purchase or develop a new program if not currently using age-appropriate or evidence-based training. Costs would vary depending on the type of programs already in place and made available.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, RSt, AW
UP, THo, AM, RSt, AW