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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Campos
LAST UPDATED
ORIGINAL DATE 2/24/2025
SHORT TITLE Higher Education Radio
BILL
NUMBER Senate Bill 495
ANALYST Jorgensen
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT*
(dollars in thousands)
Agency/Program
FY25 FY26 FY27
3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring or
Nonrecurring
Fund
Affected
HED No fiscal impact No fiscal impact No fiscal impact No fiscal impact Recurring
Other state
funds
Total No fiscal impact No fiscal impact No fiscal impact No fiscal impact Recurring
Other state
funds
Parentheses ( ) indicate expenditure decreases. *Amounts reflect most recent analysis of this legislation.
Sources of Information
LFC Files
Agency Analysis Received From
Higher Education Department (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Senate Bill 495
Senate Bill 495 (SB495) amends the educational television equipment replacement fund to
include expenditure at public schools, adds radio equipment as an eligible use, and makes a
technical change to clarify the fund is nonreverting. This bill does not contain an effective date
and, as a result, would go into effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns if enacted, or June 20,
2025.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
SB495 does not include an appropriation nor does it add additional duties to the Higher
Education Department. Therefore, the bill has no fiscal impact.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The current statute excludes radio stations at all institutions and does not include radio stations
housed at public schools. These entities would be eligible to receive funding from this source
should SB495 be enacted.
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