LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 14, 2009 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4189 by Rose (Relating to the conduct of compliance programs by institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Provisions of the bill would allow institutions of higher education that maintain a compliance program to establish procedures to provide private access to a compliance office, maintain anonimity of individuals who make a compliance report or partcipate in a compliance investigation, and preserve confidentiality of communications. Under the bill, certain information would be confidential if the related individual does not consent to its disclosure. Information produced that would interfere with an ongoing compliance investigation would be excepted from disclosure under Government Code Chapter 552. The information would be available to a law enforcement agency or prosecutor for official purposes. 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, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, SSh
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 14, 2009
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4189 by Rose (Relating to the conduct of compliance programs by institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4189 by Rose (Relating to the conduct of compliance programs by institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed
Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB4189 by Rose (Relating to the conduct of compliance programs by institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed
HB4189 by Rose (Relating to the conduct of compliance programs by institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Provisions of the bill would allow institutions of higher education that maintain a compliance program to establish procedures to provide private access to a compliance office, maintain anonimity of individuals who make a compliance report or partcipate in a compliance investigation, and preserve confidentiality of communications. Under the bill, certain information would be confidential if the related individual does not consent to its disclosure. Information produced that would interfere with an ongoing compliance investigation would be excepted from disclosure under Government Code Chapter 552. The information would be available to a law enforcement agency or prosecutor for official purposes.
Provisions of the bill would allow institutions of higher education that maintain a compliance program to establish procedures to provide private access to a compliance office, maintain anonimity of individuals who make a compliance report or partcipate in a compliance investigation, and preserve confidentiality of communications.
Under the bill, certain information would be confidential if the related individual does not consent to its disclosure. Information produced that would interfere with an ongoing compliance investigation would be excepted from disclosure under Government Code Chapter 552. The information would be available to a law enforcement agency or prosecutor for official purposes.
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, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, SSh
JOB, KK, RT, SSh