Bill: HB 2449, 84(R) - 2015
Committee
House Public Education
Vote Recommendation
Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Sylvester Turner
Bill Caption
Relating to public education and public school finance matters.
Fiscal Notes
State
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to
the unavailability of data on the number of potential participants and
lack of information on the amount of the grant.
Local Government
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the unavailability of data on the number of potential participants and lack of information on the amount of the grant.
Bill Analysis
HB 2449 would require the Commissioner of Education to create a grant program to assist certain districts for covering the cost of educating
students with disabilities who are residing in care and treatment facilities,
other than state schools, or in residential placement facilities, and whose
parents or guardians do not reside in the district providing education
services. A school district would be eligible to
apply for a grant if the district does not receive sufficient funds from the state or the federal level.
The bill would require a school district that receives a grant to educate the students
in the least restrictive environment that is appropriate to meet the students'
educational needs.
Vote Recommendation Notes
There is no funding threshold or information about the appropriation of money for this grant program, therefore it is impossible to use the financial impact to evaluate the program. At best, this bill attempts to address a school's extraordinary costs via grants. Due to this conflict, we remain neutral on HB 2449.