LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 23, 2009 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB101 by Brown, Fred (Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Under provisions of the bill, credit awarded by an institution for a course that does not count toward the student's specific degree program at the institution would not be eligible formula funding. Currently, the Higher Education Coordinating Board has no method for determining when hours apply to a degree; the institutions would have to report this information. However, provisions of this bill could be implemented within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, SSh
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 23, 2009
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB101 by Brown, Fred (Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB101 by Brown, Fred (Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.), As Introduced
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB101 by Brown, Fred (Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.), As Introduced
HB101 by Brown, Fred (Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under provisions of the bill, credit awarded by an institution for a course that does not count toward the student's specific degree program at the institution would not be eligible formula funding. Currently, the Higher Education Coordinating Board has no method for determining when hours apply to a degree; the institutions would have to report this information. However, provisions of this bill could be implemented within existing resources.
Under provisions of the bill, credit awarded by an institution for a course that does not count toward the student's specific degree program at the institution would not be eligible formula funding.
Currently, the Higher Education Coordinating Board has no method for determining when hours apply to a degree; the institutions would have to report this information. However, provisions of this bill could be implemented within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, SSh
JOB, KK, RT, SSh