TO:	Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB700 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the eligibility of foster children to receive college credit for completing the Preparation for Adult Living Program.), As Introduced

The bill would amend the Family Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), to establish a work group to develop a plan to ensure foster care youth who complete the standardized Preparation for Adult Living curriculum are eligible to receive college credit for completing the program.

Based on analysis of DFPS and information provided by THECB, this analysis assumes there would be minimal costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill that could be absorbed within current resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.