LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2130 by Roberts (Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the impact of the statewide assessment program on students in special education programs.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2130, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($230,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 3, 2017
TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2130 by Roberts (Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the impact of the statewide assessment program on students in special education programs.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2130 by Roberts (Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the impact of the statewide assessment program on students in special education programs.), 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
HB2130 by Roberts (Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the impact of the statewide assessment program on students in special education programs.), As Introduced
HB2130 by Roberts (Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the impact of the statewide assessment program on students in special education programs.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2130, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($230,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2130, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($230,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2019.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2018 ($230,000) 2019 $0 2020 $0 2021 $0 2022 $0
2018 ($230,000)
2019 $0
2020 $0
2021 $0
2022 $0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2018 ($230,000) 2019 $0 2020 $0 2021 $0 2022 $0
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2018 ($230,000) 2019 $0 2020 $0 2021 $0 2022 $0
2018 ($230,000)
2019 $0
2020 $0
2021 $0
2022 $0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Education Code to require the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to conduct a study of the impact of the statewide assessment program on students eligible for special education. In conducting the study, the bill would require TEA to address whether the administration of alternative assessment instruments to students eligible for special education complies with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). In addition, the bill would require TEA to determine whether administering certain state-required assessment instruments to students eligible for special education provides an accurate assessment of students' academic achievement, results in the administration of assessment instruments that are inappropriate for the educational capacity of the students, and results in an increase of grade-level regression for the students. The bill would require TEA to identify specific recommendations related to improving the impact of the statewide assessment program on students in a special education program, and to submit a report to each member of the Legislature with the agency's determinations and recommendations by October 1,2018.
Methodology
According to TEA, the agency would need to contract with an outside entity to conduct the study and produce the report as required by the provisions of the bill. TEA estimates the cost of the contract to be $230,000 in fiscal year 2018. This analysis assumes the agency could oversee production of the study and the presentation of the report with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AW, DRE
UP, THo, AM, AW, DRE