Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB180 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/25/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 25, 2021       TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB180 by Lucio (Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactAmong its provisions, the bill would require all educator certification candidates to receive training related to dyslexia and mental health/substance abuse/youth suicide. This would require programs not currently offering this training to candidates seeking certain career and technical education fields to complete this training.   The bill's provisions also require educator preparation programs, including those at institutions of higher education, school districts, and regional education service centers, to ensure that their coursework includes certain proactive instructional planning techniques, potentially at an additional cost.  The bill's provisions would also require school district staff development to include training on proactive and evidence-based inclusive instructional practices.  Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SL, AH

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 25, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB180 by Lucio (Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB180 by Lucio (Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.), As Introduced

 Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education

 Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB180 by Lucio (Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.), As Introduced 

 SB180 by Lucio (Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

Among its provisions, the bill would require all educator certification candidates to receive training related to dyslexia and mental health/substance abuse/youth suicide. This would require programs not currently offering this training to candidates seeking certain career and technical education fields to complete this training.   The bill's provisions also require educator preparation programs, including those at institutions of higher education, school districts, and regional education service centers, to ensure that their coursework includes certain proactive instructional planning techniques, potentially at an additional cost.  The bill's provisions would also require school district staff development to include training on proactive and evidence-based inclusive instructional practices.

Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency

701 Texas Education Agency

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SL, AH

JMc, SL, AH