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

SPONSOR Carraro

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/25/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Educational Televisions in Rural School Buses

SB 114

ANALYST Aguilar

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$2,000.0 Nonrecurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY06

FY07

FY08 3 Year

Total Cost

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

Total

$8.0

$2.0

$12.0 Recurring General

Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Not Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 114 appropriates $2 million from the general fund to the Public Education Depart-

ment for the purchase and installation of televisions and VCR-DVD players for educational pro-

gramming in rural school buses used on rural bus routes that are at least 30 miles one way.

The bill directs the department to promulgate rules guiding the type of educational programming

that may be shown on school buses.

Senate Bill 114 – Page 2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Issuing RFP’s and managing the contract for the purchase and installation of the television

equipment as well as conducting and completing the rule making process to include public hear-

ings will require substantial resources within the agency.

Installing this type of equipment on a bus in a rural area may subject the equipment to harsh con-

ditions from rough roads. Maintenance costs are not included in the appropriation. These costs

are considered to be ongoing year to year.

The appropriation of $2 million contained in this bill is a nonrecurring expense to the general

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

revert to the general fund.

PA/yr