LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 1, 2021 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB481 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the entitlement of certain public school students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow a student enrolled in a school district offering exclusively virtual instruction to transfer to another school district offering in-person instruction during the school year, under certain circumstances.It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to authorizing certain students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction could be absorbed using the existing resources of the Texas Education Agency. Local Government ImpactTo the extent that a school district has a student who transfers to a separate district, as authorized by the bill, the district from which the student transfers would see a loss in average daily attendance funding. The loss of revenue associated with the transferring student would be partially offset due to reduced administrative and, potentially, staffing costs.A school to which a student transfers would see an increase in average daily attendance funding. The increased revenue would be partially offset due to increased administrative and, potentially, staffing costs. Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SL, THO, AH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 1, 2021
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB481 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the entitlement of certain public school students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB481 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the entitlement of certain public school students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB481 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the entitlement of certain public school students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB481 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the entitlement of certain public school students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow a student enrolled in a school district offering exclusively virtual instruction to transfer to another school district offering in-person instruction during the school year, under certain circumstances.It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to authorizing certain students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction could be absorbed using the existing resources of the Texas Education Agency.
Local Government Impact
To the extent that a school district has a student who transfers to a separate district, as authorized by the bill, the district from which the student transfers would see a loss in average daily attendance funding. The loss of revenue associated with the transferring student would be partially offset due to reduced administrative and, potentially, staffing costs.A school to which a student transfers would see an increase in average daily attendance funding. The increased revenue would be partially offset due to increased administrative and, potentially, staffing costs.
Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SL, THO, AH
JMc, SL, THO, AH