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

SPONSOR:	Gonzales		DATE TYPED:	02/08/02		HB	HJM 81
SHORT TITLE:		Public Input for School Regulatory Changes				SB
					ANALYST:		Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Memorial 81 requests the State Board of Education to provide the public and the school district with input prior to making major regulatory changes affecting the state’s public schools.

Significant Issues

The memorial request the president of the State Board of Education report all action taken with regard to the memorial to the appropriate interim legislative committee prior to the first session of the 46^th legislature.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

According to SDE, the department would be required to absorb any fiscal impact within existing resources.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

According to SDE, a formal process addressing all components of the memorial can be anticipated to result in significant administrative impact, which would be borne within existing staff resources.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The SDE indicates that the State Board of Education currently follows a process whereby a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is published , proposed rules are mailed to local school districts and other interested parties and at least one public hearing is held regarding the proposed rule.

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