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:SB1603 by Shapleigh (relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Under provisions of the bill, institutions of higher education that receive payment from another entity to conduct research, analysis, a survey, or other academic, scientific, or technical work and prepare a report of that work would be required, no later than December 1 of each year, to report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The report would include a statement that the institution received payment to conduct the work and prepare the report, the identity of the entity providing the payment, and the amount. The Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to make the information provided by the institutions of higher education available to the public on the their website. Information pertaining to national security would be excluded from disclosure on the website. The University of Texas System has indicated that the disclosure requirements would significantly impact grants and contracts with private organizations as confidentiality and intellectual property agreements between the University of Texas health related institutions and these organizations would be impacted.Provisions of the bill would 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, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: JOB, KK, GO, 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:SB1603 by Shapleigh (relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1603 by Shapleigh (relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB1603 by Shapleigh (relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1603 by Shapleigh (relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under provisions of the bill, institutions of higher education that receive payment from another entity to conduct research, analysis, a survey, or other academic, scientific, or technical work and prepare a report of that work would be required, no later than December 1 of each year, to report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The report would include a statement that the institution received payment to conduct the work and prepare the report, the identity of the entity providing the payment, and the amount. The Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to make the information provided by the institutions of higher education available to the public on the their website. Information pertaining to national security would be excluded from disclosure on the website. The University of Texas System has indicated that the disclosure requirements would significantly impact grants and contracts with private organizations as confidentiality and intellectual property agreements between the University of Texas health related institutions and these organizations would be impacted.Provisions of the bill would be implemented within existing resources.
Under provisions of the bill, institutions of higher education that receive payment from another entity to conduct research, analysis, a survey, or other academic, scientific, or technical work and prepare a report of that work would be required, no later than December 1 of each year, to report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The report would include a statement that the institution received payment to conduct the work and prepare the report, the identity of the entity providing the payment, and the amount. The Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to make the information provided by the institutions of higher education available to the public on the their website. Information pertaining to national security would be excluded from disclosure on the website.
The University of Texas System has indicated that the disclosure requirements would significantly impact grants and contracts with private organizations as confidentiality and intellectual property agreements between the University of Texas health related institutions and these organizations would be impacted.Provisions of the bill would 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, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University 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, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, GO, RT, SSh
JOB, KK, GO, RT, SSh