Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2729 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    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:HB2729 by Lucio III (Relating to an inventory of credentials and certificates that may be earned by a public high school student through a career and technology education program.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Education Code to require the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to jointly develop and post on their websites by September 1, 2018 an inventory of industry-based certifications and credentials that may be earned by public high school students through a career and technical education program and that meet certain criteria. The bill would require the agencies to annually update the inventory and provide a copy of the inventory to school districts and public institutions of higher education that offer career and technology education programs. The bill would take effect immediately if passed with necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017.This analysis assumes that by working together, TEA, THECB, and TWC could absorb any costs associated with the bill with existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:320 Texas Workforce Commission, 701 Texas Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board   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:HB2729 by Lucio III (Relating to an inventory of credentials and certificates that may be earned by a public high school student through a career and technology education program.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2729 by Lucio III (Relating to an inventory of credentials and certificates that may be earned by a public high school student through a career and technology education program.), 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

HB2729 by Lucio III (Relating to an inventory of credentials and certificates that may be earned by a public high school student through a career and technology education program.), As Introduced

HB2729 by Lucio III (Relating to an inventory of credentials and certificates that may be earned by a public high school student through a career and technology education program.), 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 require the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to jointly develop and post on their websites by September 1, 2018 an inventory of industry-based certifications and credentials that may be earned by public high school students through a career and technical education program and that meet certain criteria. The bill would require the agencies to annually update the inventory and provide a copy of the inventory to school districts and public institutions of higher education that offer career and technology education programs. The bill would take effect immediately if passed with necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017.This analysis assumes that by working together, TEA, THECB, and TWC could absorb any costs associated with the bill with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 701 Texas Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

320 Texas Workforce Commission, 701 Texas Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AW

 UP, THo, AM, AW