LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 20, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB725 by Miles (Relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.), As Passed 2nd House No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Education Code related to the authority of a school district to donate food to a nonprofit organization to be served to students of the district and the overdue or negative balances on student meal accounts. The bill would authorize school districts to allow campuses to elect to donate excess food to a non-profit organization through an official of the organization who is directly affiliated with the campus. The bill would take effect immediately if passed with necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017, and would apply beginning school year 2017-18. Local Government Impact Participating school districts may incur minimal costs related to the size of the donation program and the need for campus employees to support the program. However, the provisions of the bill are voluntary. Source Agencies:701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, AW, THo, AM, SZ
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB725 by Miles (Relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.), As Passed 2nd House
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB725 by Miles (Relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.), As Passed 2nd House
Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB725 by Miles (Relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.), As Passed 2nd House
SB725 by Miles (Relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.), As Passed 2nd House
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code related to the authority of a school district to donate food to a nonprofit organization to be served to students of the district and the overdue or negative balances on student meal accounts. The bill would authorize school districts to allow campuses to elect to donate excess food to a non-profit organization through an official of the organization who is directly affiliated with the campus. The bill would take effect immediately if passed with necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017, and would apply beginning school year 2017-18.
Local Government Impact
Participating school districts may incur minimal costs related to the size of the donation program and the need for campus employees to support the program. However, the provisions of the bill are voluntary.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, AW, THo, AM, SZ
UP, AW, THo, AM, SZ