LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 28, 2009 TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB746 by Brown, Fred (Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public colleges and universities.), As Passed 2nd House No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Under provisions of the bill, a public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution, student organizations, or faculty available to other institutions from 5pm to10pm during the weekdays or on Saturday available to another public junior college to teach courses in the core curriculum. The institutions could not charge the other institution for the use of their classroom. It is assumed that any savings associated with the bill would be offset by operational costs (such things as utilities) and formula increases generated by the increase in weighted semester credit hours. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: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 LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, GO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 28, 2009
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB746 by Brown, Fred (Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public colleges and universities.), As Passed 2nd House
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB746 by Brown, Fred (Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public colleges and universities.), As Passed 2nd House
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB746 by Brown, Fred (Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public colleges and universities.), As Passed 2nd House
HB746 by Brown, Fred (Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public colleges and universities.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under provisions of the bill, a public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution, student organizations, or faculty available to other institutions from 5pm to10pm during the weekdays or on Saturday available to another public junior college to teach courses in the core curriculum. The institutions could not charge the other institution for the use of their classroom. It is assumed that any savings associated with the bill would be offset by operational costs (such things as utilities) and formula increases generated by the increase in weighted semester credit hours.
Under provisions of the bill, a public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution, student organizations, or faculty available to other institutions from 5pm to10pm during the weekdays or on Saturday available to another public junior college to teach courses in the core curriculum. The institutions could not charge the other institution for the use of their classroom. It is assumed that any savings associated with the bill would be offset by operational costs (such things as utilities) and formula increases generated by the increase in weighted semester credit hours.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 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
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
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, GO
JOB, KK, RT, GO