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

SPONSOR Asbill

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/13/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Small School District Operational Expenses

SB 103

ANALYST Aguilar

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$3,500.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 103 appropriates $3.5 million from the general fund to the public education depart-

ment for the purpose of assisting school districts with membership less than two hundred stu-

dents.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $3.5 million contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert

to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Small school districts with student populations less than or equal to 200 are not able to generate

sufficient revenue to meet operational obligations or mandated salaries. These funds would be

used to cover those amounts as needed.

Funds for this need are included in the fiscal year 2007 general appropriations act.

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