LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 29, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB615 by Leach (Relating to removing certain requirements for public school grade-level promotion that are based on satisfactory performance on state assessment instruments.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Education Code to require a grade placement committee (GPC) to use certain criteria in determining whether students in grades 5 and 8 qualify for promotion after failing to perform satisfactorily on the reading or mathematics assessment three times. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AW LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 29, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB615 by Leach (Relating to removing certain requirements for public school grade-level promotion that are based on satisfactory performance on state assessment instruments.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB615 by Leach (Relating to removing certain requirements for public school grade-level promotion that are based on satisfactory performance on state assessment instruments.), 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 HB615 by Leach (Relating to removing certain requirements for public school grade-level promotion that are based on satisfactory performance on state assessment instruments.), As Introduced HB615 by Leach (Relating to removing certain requirements for public school grade-level promotion that are based on satisfactory performance on state assessment instruments.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Education Code to require a grade placement committee (GPC) to use certain criteria in determining whether students in grades 5 and 8 qualify for promotion after failing to perform satisfactorily on the reading or mathematics assessment three times. Local Government Impact No 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 UP, THo, AM, AW