LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 28, 2025 TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1249 by Zwiener (Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Local Government ImpactThis analysis assumes that districts that choose to provide an alternative writing portfolio assessment would incur costs that could be significant, including development of assessments with institutions of higher education, training, and grading. Provisions of the bill allow districts to collaborate with regional education service centers for grading of writing portfolio assessments. Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 775 Texas Woman's University System, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NC, ASA, SL, ENA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 28, 2025
TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1249 by Zwiener (Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1249 by Zwiener (Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.), 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
HB1249 by Zwiener (Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.), As Introduced
HB1249 by Zwiener (Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school 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 any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
This analysis assumes that districts that choose to provide an alternative writing portfolio assessment would incur costs that could be significant, including development of assessments with institutions of higher education, training, and grading. Provisions of the bill allow districts to collaborate with regional education service centers for grading of writing portfolio assessments.
Source Agencies: b > td > 701 Texas Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 775 Texas Woman's University System, 783 University of Houston System Administration
701 Texas Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 775 Texas Woman's University System, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NC, ASA, SL, ENA
JMc, NC, ASA, SL, ENA