LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2017 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1122 by Huffines (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require each county board of education, board of county school trustees, or office of county school superintendent in a county with a population of 2.2 million or more and that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 600,000 to be abolished effective September 1, 2018. The bill would provide for the process by which each applicable entity should be dissolved.Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) the provisions of this bill would apply to county education departments for Dallas County and Harris County.TEA anticipates that any cost to the state associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would be minimal. Local Government Impact TEA indicates that there would be an impact to the districts that use the services of the county education departments. According to TEA, the two county education departments that would be affected by the bill provide services such as transporting students and assisting in the education of special education students. Under the provisions of the bill local school districts would need to begin to provide these services instead. TEA indicates that any state aid that was previously distributed to the county education departments for their services would presumably be retained by the local school districts, therefore the net fiscal impact to local governments should be minimal. Source Agencies:701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AH LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2017 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1122 by Huffines (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1122 by Huffines (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB1122 by Huffines (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced SB1122 by Huffines (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require each county board of education, board of county school trustees, or office of county school superintendent in a county with a population of 2.2 million or more and that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 600,000 to be abolished effective September 1, 2018. The bill would provide for the process by which each applicable entity should be dissolved.Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) the provisions of this bill would apply to county education departments for Dallas County and Harris County.TEA anticipates that any cost to the state associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would be minimal. Local Government Impact TEA indicates that there would be an impact to the districts that use the services of the county education departments. According to TEA, the two county education departments that would be affected by the bill provide services such as transporting students and assisting in the education of special education students. Under the provisions of the bill local school districts would need to begin to provide these services instead. TEA indicates that any state aid that was previously distributed to the county education departments for their services would presumably be retained by the local school districts, therefore the net fiscal impact to local governments should be minimal. Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, THo, AM, AH UP, THo, AM, AH