LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1980 by VanDeaver (Relating to the high school graduation of a student who transfers to a public school in this state after the student's junior year of high school.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Education Code to allow a student who transfers into the Texas public school system after completion of the student's 11th grade year in high school in a different state to be eligible for a high school diploma and graduation under certain circumstance as determined by an individual graduation committee (IGC). The bill would take effect immediately if passed with necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017, and would apply beginning with student enrolled in public high schools in Texas as a senior in school year 2017-18.The Texas Education Agency indicates the agency could absorb any changes required by the bill with existing resources. Local Government Impact School districts and open-enrollment charter schools may incur some administrative costs resulting from additional IGCs; however, these costs are not expected to be significant. Source Agencies:701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AW
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2017
TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1980 by VanDeaver (Relating to the high school graduation of a student who transfers to a public school in this state after the student's junior year of high school.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1980 by VanDeaver (Relating to the high school graduation of a student who transfers to a public school in this state after the student's junior year of high school.), 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
HB1980 by VanDeaver (Relating to the high school graduation of a student who transfers to a public school in this state after the student's junior year of high school.), As Introduced
HB1980 by VanDeaver (Relating to the high school graduation of a student who transfers to a public school in this state after the student's junior year of high school.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code to allow a student who transfers into the Texas public school system after completion of the student's 11th grade year in high school in a different state to be eligible for a high school diploma and graduation under certain circumstance as determined by an individual graduation committee (IGC). The bill would take effect immediately if passed with necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017, and would apply beginning with student enrolled in public high schools in Texas as a senior in school year 2017-18.The Texas Education Agency indicates the agency could absorb any changes required by the bill with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
School districts and open-enrollment charter schools may incur some administrative costs resulting from additional IGCs; however, these costs are not expected to be significant.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AW
UP, THo, AM, AW