LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 24, 2025 TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1209 by Cunningham (Relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1209, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($178,600,350) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact toGeneral Revenue Related Funds2026($89,300,175)2027($89,300,175)2028($89,300,175)2029($89,300,175)2030($89,300,175)All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromRecapture Payments Atten Crdts89052026($89,300,175)($9,823,019)2027($89,300,175)($9,823,019)2028($89,300,175)($9,823,019)2029($89,300,175)($9,823,019)2030($89,300,175)($9,823,019) Fiscal AnalysisThe bill would require school districts to operate for a minimum of 175 instructional days for districts with more than 8,000 enrolled students. Districts could be exempted from the requirements under certain circumstances.The bill would allow a district that adopted a four-day school week schedule for the 2024-25 school year to maintain that schedule in subsequent school years if the district meets certain performance criteria.The bill would reduce the threshold for Incentive for Additional Days (ADSY) from 180 days of instruction to the minimum required number of instructional days or minutes of operation.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 24, 2025
TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1209 by Cunningham (Relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1209 by Cunningham (Relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools.), 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
HB1209 by Cunningham (Relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools.), As Introduced
HB1209 by Cunningham (Relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1209, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($178,600,350) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1209, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($178,600,350) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
2026 ($89,300,175)
2027 ($89,300,175)
2028 ($89,300,175)
2029 ($89,300,175)
2030 ($89,300,175)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
2026 ($89,300,175) ($9,823,019)
2027 ($89,300,175) ($9,823,019)
2028 ($89,300,175) ($9,823,019)
2029 ($89,300,175) ($9,823,019)
2030 ($89,300,175) ($9,823,019)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require school districts to operate for a minimum of 175 instructional days for districts with more than 8,000 enrolled students. Districts could be exempted from the requirements under certain circumstances.The bill would allow a district that adopted a four-day school week schedule for the 2024-25 school year to maintain that schedule in subsequent school years if the district meets certain performance criteria.The bill would reduce the threshold for Incentive for Additional Days (ADSY) from 180 days of instruction to the minimum required number of instructional days or minutes of operation.
Methodology
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) assumes more districts would be eligible for ADSY under this bill due to the lower threshold and the minimum number of required instructional days. The agency assumes there are 2.6 million students in prekindergarten through fifth grade and that 25.0 percent of them would be eligible. Of those, TEA assumes 36.5 percent would participate for an average of 14.5 days at $26 per day. Thus, the agency assumes the cost to the FSP would be $89.3 million in each fiscal year.The agency assumes the cost to the FSP includes estimated reductions in Recapture Payments - Attendance Credits of $9.8 million in each fiscal year.
Local Government Impact
This analysis assumes Local Education Agencies (LEAs) would receive additional funding under the FSP for ADSY. The bill would lower the threshold for ADSY eligibility for LEAs which could provide more districts with the opportunity to participate in ADSY.
Source Agencies: b > td > 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 701 Texas Education Agency
644 Juvenile Justice Department, 701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NC, ASA, MJe
JMc, NC, ASA, MJe