Master FIR (1988)

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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Vigil		DATE TYPED:	03/13/01		HB	689/aHAFC
SHORT TITLE:		Transportation Management Info System Pilot				SB
					ANALYST:		Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY01	FY02	FY01	FY02	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
$ 200.0				Recurring	GF

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

The State Department of Education did not provide an analysis of the bill.

SUMMARY

Synopsis of HAFC Amendment

The House Appropriations and Finance Committee has amended House Bill 689. The amendment is technical in nature and does not change the original intent of the bill.

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 689 appropriates $200.0 to the SDE to continue the development of the public school transportation formula and to implement a pilot transportation management information system.

Significant Issues

According to the Legislative Education Study Committee, the State Transportation Director reported on additional site characteristics that affect school transportation operations. The report indicated that among site characteristics identified by SDE for formula refinements are roadway miles, elevation, and high fuel costs. It addition, it stated that charter schools have had an impact on district transportation allocations because charter school transportation costs are provided from the school district's annual transportation allocation.

The proposed legislation would fund a transportation information system that would determine site characteristics by school district.

House Bill 689 contains an emergency clause.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

House Bill 689 appropriates $200.0 from the general fund and is recurring.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The SDE will provide the administrative oversight in the development and implementation of the system.

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