LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 30, 2023 TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB166 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Local Government ImpactThe bill would require school districts to follow a new process for determining if certain students qualify for the appointment of an educational representative and to appoint such person. LEAs would need to consider validity of the process to certify a student's inability to give informed consent, plus LEA would need to add to operating procedures inviting the educational representative to meetings.School districts would be required to comply with notification procedures and ensure the appointment of educational representatives for certain adult students with disabilities and would need to provide information about this process to students of a certain age and their parents or legal guardians. Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KSk, SL LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 30, 2023 TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB166 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB166 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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 HB166 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB166 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Local Government Impact The bill would require school districts to follow a new process for determining if certain students qualify for the appointment of an educational representative and to appoint such person. LEAs would need to consider validity of the process to certify a student's inability to give informed consent, plus LEA would need to add to operating procedures inviting the educational representative to meetings.School districts would be required to comply with notification procedures and ensure the appointment of educational representatives for certain adult students with disabilities and would need to provide information about this process to students of a certain age and their parents or legal guardians. Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KSk, SL JMc, KSk, SL