LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 13, 2023 TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1225 by Metcalf (Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.), As Introduced The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the unknown number of students whose parent or guardian would request a paper test under the bill. The bill would require school districts to offer the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and STAAR Spanish assessments in a paper format to any student whose parent or guardian requests it. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) does not have sufficient information to estimate the number of students whose parents or guardians may request a paper test each year; therefore, costs to implement the provisions of the bill cannot be determined. TEA indicates that the annual cost of providing paper versions of these assessments could be up to $21.1 million if all students were to request paper test materials. If the agency implemented an ordering timeline in advance of test administration, the costs for providing paper tests could be reduced. For example, if approximately 50 percent of the student population requested paper test materials before the ordering deadline, the resulting annual cost would be about $12.5 million. Local Government ImpactIt is assumed that schools would need to develop an organizational system to track student testing formats and may require additional staffing to administer both paper and online tests. Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KSk, ASA, ENA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 13, 2023
TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1225 by Metcalf (Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1225 by Metcalf (Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.), As Introduced
Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1225 by Metcalf (Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.), As Introduced
HB1225 by Metcalf (Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the unknown number of students whose parent or guardian would request a paper test under the bill.
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the unknown number of students whose parent or guardian would request a paper test under the bill.
The bill would require school districts to offer the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and STAAR Spanish assessments in a paper format to any student whose parent or guardian requests it. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) does not have sufficient information to estimate the number of students whose parents or guardians may request a paper test each year; therefore, costs to implement the provisions of the bill cannot be determined. TEA indicates that the annual cost of providing paper versions of these assessments could be up to $21.1 million if all students were to request paper test materials. If the agency implemented an ordering timeline in advance of test administration, the costs for providing paper tests could be reduced. For example, if approximately 50 percent of the student population requested paper test materials before the ordering deadline, the resulting annual cost would be about $12.5 million.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) does not have sufficient information to estimate the number of students whose parents or guardians may request a paper test each year; therefore, costs to implement the provisions of the bill cannot be determined. TEA indicates that the annual cost of providing paper versions of these assessments could be up to $21.1 million if all students were to request paper test materials. If the agency implemented an ordering timeline in advance of test administration, the costs for providing paper tests could be reduced. For example, if approximately 50 percent of the student population requested paper test materials before the ordering deadline, the resulting annual cost would be about $12.5 million.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that schools would need to develop an organizational system to track student testing formats and may require additional staffing to administer both paper and online tests.
It is assumed that schools would need to develop an organizational system to track student testing formats and may require additional staffing to administer both paper and online tests.
Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KSk, ASA, ENA
JMc, KSk, ASA, ENA