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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-10-2007

HB

SHORT TITLE Fiesta Educativa Parent Conference & Outreach

SB 254

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$15.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 254 appropriates $15 thousand from the general fund for expenditure in FY08 to

Public Education department for the Gadsden independent school district for Fiesta Educativa

parent conference and outreach activities.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $15 thousand contained in Senate Bill 254 is a recurring expense to the

General Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall

revert to the General Fund.

The LFC remains concerned with funding initiatives outside of the funding formula as it tends to

dis-equalize school funding and diverts funding away from core educational needs.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Senate Bill 254 appropriates $15 thousand to the Public Education department for the Fiesta

Senate Bill 254 – Page

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Educativa parent conference and outreach activity for special needs children in the Gadsden

independent school district. The conference provides education for parents of special needs

children, brings together efforts from various agencies that provide screenings for children that

may need early intervention and offers booths for service providers for special needs

populations. All materials and services are provided in Spanish and English.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

According to the Public Education department, this bill does not directly relate to any public

school or department performance measures; however, the initiative indirectly relates to the

department’s “Percent of bureaus meeting the PED customer service standards" performance

measure. It is thought that bilingual outreach efforts and promotional materials would include

contact and overview information for some of PED’s bureaus, specifically the Bilingual

Multicultural Education Bureau.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

If enacted, Senate Bill 254 would require that the department distribute these funds to the

Gadsden independent school district. If the bill is passed, the Bilingual Multicultural Education

Bureau shall notify the district about the amount and how to access the funds.

TECHNICAL ISSUES/ ALTERNATIVES

The department suggests use of IDEA funds as an alternative to the appropriation in Senate Bill

254.

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