LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 24, 2017 TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB61 by Guillen (Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services.), As Passed 2nd House No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would add the academic performance of students formerly receiving special education services to Accountability Domain IV for elementary and middle and junior high school campuses. The bill also adds the academic performance of students formerly receiving special education services to the postsecondary readiness distinction designation.The bill would amend the Education Code related to the placement and use of video cameras incertain self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services andwould require the placement, operation, and maintenance of a video camera in a self-containedclassroom or other special education setting during the regular school year and extended schoolyear services.The Texas Education Agency indicates any costs associated with the provisions of the bill can beabsorbed within existing resources.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017, or immediately if passed with the necessary voting margins, and would apply beginning with school year 2017-18. Local Government Impact The Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicates that local educational agencies (LEAs) could incursome costs associated with certain bill requirements; however, the bill's overall fiscal impact forLEAs is expected to be a significant cost savings.TEA estimates that video cameras will be installed, operated, and maintained during regularschool years, approximately nine months out of a year. The costs to districts who have extendedyear classes in the same class rooms as their regular school year classroom should experienceminimal additional costs. However, if districts are offering extended year classes in differentclassrooms than regular school classrooms, and valid requests for camera installation are made,the school district may experience the costs associated with new installation, maintenance andoperation.TEA estimates a significant decrease in local cost related to the bill's provision that a parent's orstaff member's written request for a video camera applies only to the classroom(s) in which the parent's student attends class or in which the staff member is assigned, and that a school or campus that receives equipment, as a result of a request, must place it only in the classrooms or settings identified by the requestor. According to TEA, the reduction in cost related to these requirements would vary depending on the size of the district, the number of classrooms meeting the applicable provisions, and the costs already incurred by the LEA related to the placement of video cameras.TEA estimates varying costs related to the requirements that LEAs begin operation of a videocamera not later than the 45th calendar day after the request is received, and place cameras in allareas of the classroom or other special education setting to include a room attached to theclassroom or setting used for time-out. Costs to LEAs will vary based on existing policies,procedures, and contracts.Further, TEA estimates nominal costs to LEA related to the requirements to provide certainnotifications and adopt procedures relating to the placement, operation and maintenance of videocameras and assign a designee. Source Agencies:701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, SL, THo, AM
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 24, 2017
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB61 by Guillen (Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services.), As Passed 2nd House
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB61 by Guillen (Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services.), As Passed 2nd House
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB61 by Guillen (Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services.), As Passed 2nd House
HB61 by Guillen (Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add the academic performance of students formerly receiving special education services to Accountability Domain IV for elementary and middle and junior high school campuses. The bill also adds the academic performance of students formerly receiving special education services to the postsecondary readiness distinction designation.The bill would amend the Education Code related to the placement and use of video cameras incertain self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services andwould require the placement, operation, and maintenance of a video camera in a self-containedclassroom or other special education setting during the regular school year and extended schoolyear services.The Texas Education Agency indicates any costs associated with the provisions of the bill can beabsorbed within existing resources.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017, or immediately if passed with the necessary voting margins, and would apply beginning with school year 2017-18.
Local Government Impact
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicates that local educational agencies (LEAs) could incursome costs associated with certain bill requirements; however, the bill's overall fiscal impact forLEAs is expected to be a significant cost savings.TEA estimates that video cameras will be installed, operated, and maintained during regularschool years, approximately nine months out of a year. The costs to districts who have extendedyear classes in the same class rooms as their regular school year classroom should experienceminimal additional costs. However, if districts are offering extended year classes in differentclassrooms than regular school classrooms, and valid requests for camera installation are made,the school district may experience the costs associated with new installation, maintenance andoperation.TEA estimates a significant decrease in local cost related to the bill's provision that a parent's orstaff member's written request for a video camera applies only to the classroom(s) in which the parent's student attends class or in which the staff member is assigned, and that a school or campus that receives equipment, as a result of a request, must place it only in the classrooms or settings identified by the requestor. According to TEA, the reduction in cost related to these requirements would vary depending on the size of the district, the number of classrooms meeting the applicable provisions, and the costs already incurred by the LEA related to the placement of video cameras.TEA estimates varying costs related to the requirements that LEAs begin operation of a videocamera not later than the 45th calendar day after the request is received, and place cameras in allareas of the classroom or other special education setting to include a room attached to theclassroom or setting used for time-out. Costs to LEAs will vary based on existing policies,procedures, and contracts.Further, TEA estimates nominal costs to LEA related to the requirements to provide certainnotifications and adopt procedures relating to the placement, operation and maintenance of videocameras and assign a designee.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, SL, THo, AM
UP, SL, THo, AM