LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2009 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB52 by Branch ( relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Texas Education Code Section 51.803, relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions. The bill would authorize a general academic institution to limit automatic admission to no less than 50 percent of its first-time resident undergraduate students. If the number of applicants exceeded the number of reserved spaces, the applicants would be offered admission by percentile rank. Remaining applicants would be considered for admission by criteria consistent with those used for other first time students. Institutions would be required to to provide information to school districts by April 15 of each year, in a manner prescribed by the Texas Education Agency, regarding the anticipated percentile rankings that will qualify for admission. There would be no significant fiscal impact on the state as this bill would not affect overall state enrollment in institutions of higher education and would not require significant changes to current enrollment processes. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 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, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, GO, SK
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 2, 2009
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB52 by Branch ( relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB52 by Branch ( relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
HB52 by Branch ( relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB52 by Branch ( relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Texas Education Code Section 51.803, relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions. The bill would authorize a general academic institution to limit automatic admission to no less than 50 percent of its first-time resident undergraduate students. If the number of applicants exceeded the number of reserved spaces, the applicants would be offered admission by percentile rank. Remaining applicants would be considered for admission by criteria consistent with those used for other first time students. Institutions would be required to to provide information to school districts by April 15 of each year, in a manner prescribed by the Texas Education Agency, regarding the anticipated percentile rankings that will qualify for admission. There would be no significant fiscal impact on the state as this bill would not affect overall state enrollment in institutions of higher education and would not require significant changes to current enrollment processes.
The bill would amend Texas Education Code Section 51.803, relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions. The bill would authorize a general academic institution to limit automatic admission to no less than 50 percent of its first-time resident undergraduate students. If the number of applicants exceeded the number of reserved spaces, the applicants would be offered admission by percentile rank. Remaining applicants would be considered for admission by criteria consistent with those used for other first time students. Institutions would be required to to provide information to school districts by April 15 of each year, in a manner prescribed by the Texas Education Agency, regarding the anticipated percentile rankings that will qualify for admission.
There would be no significant fiscal impact on the state as this bill would not affect overall state enrollment in institutions of higher education and would not require significant changes to current enrollment processes.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 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, 783 University of Houston System Administration
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 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, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, GO, SK
JOB, KK, RT, GO, SK