LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 5, 2025 TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16 FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB13 by Paxton (relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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 ImpactThe Texas Education Agency assumes districts would likely incur costs to send written notification to the parent of each child enrolled in the district regarding the option to receive notice each time the child obtains school library material from a school library. Additionally, districts would incur costs associated with implementing the required notification system. This could include personnel costs, training, and systems to notify parents. There could be costs to districts to implement the requirement to establish a local school library advisory council, including hosting meetings, preparing materials for the council, providing audio or video recordings of meetings, and posting the recordings to the district website. Source Agencies: b > td > 306 Library & Archives Commission, 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NC, ASA, ANa
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 5, 2025
TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16 FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB13 by Paxton (relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB13 by Paxton (relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB13 by Paxton (relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB13 by Paxton (relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
The Texas Education Agency assumes districts would likely incur costs to send written notification to the parent of each child enrolled in the district regarding the option to receive notice each time the child obtains school library material from a school library. Additionally, districts would incur costs associated with implementing the required notification system. This could include personnel costs, training, and systems to notify parents. There could be costs to districts to implement the requirement to establish a local school library advisory council, including hosting meetings, preparing materials for the council, providing audio or video recordings of meetings, and posting the recordings to the district website.
Source Agencies: b > td > 306 Library & Archives Commission, 701 Texas Education Agency
306 Library & Archives Commission, 701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NC, ASA, ANa
JMc, NC, ASA, ANa