Texas 2009 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB256 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 10, 2009      TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB256 by Estes (Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  Under provisions of the bill, Midwestern State University may charge an intercollegiate athletics fee in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $10 per semester credit hour or $120 for each regular semester or each summer session of more than six weeks or $60 for each summer session of six weeks or less. The University estimates the maximum revenue that could be generated under the bill would be $1.2 million. The University estimates that if the fee begins in the spring of 2010 at a rate of $5 per semester credit hour and does not increase more than 10 percent annually, 2010 revenue would be approximately $694,691 and 2011 revenue would be $760,731.  Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:735 Midwestern State University, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board   LBB Staff:  JOB, SSh, KK, RT, SK    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2009





  TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB256 by Estes (Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB256 by Estes (Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.), As Introduced

 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

SB256 by Estes (Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.), As Introduced

SB256 by Estes (Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.), 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, Midwestern State University may charge an intercollegiate athletics fee in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $10 per semester credit hour or $120 for each regular semester or each summer session of more than six weeks or $60 for each summer session of six weeks or less. The University estimates the maximum revenue that could be generated under the bill would be $1.2 million. The University estimates that if the fee begins in the spring of 2010 at a rate of $5 per semester credit hour and does not increase more than 10 percent annually, 2010 revenue would be approximately $694,691 and 2011 revenue would be $760,731. 

Under provisions of the bill, Midwestern State University may charge an intercollegiate athletics fee in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $10 per semester credit hour or $120 for each regular semester or each summer session of more than six weeks or $60 for each summer session of six weeks or less. The University estimates the maximum revenue that could be generated under the bill would be $1.2 million. The University estimates that if the fee begins in the spring of 2010 at a rate of $5 per semester credit hour and does not increase more than 10 percent annually, 2010 revenue would be approximately $694,691 and 2011 revenue would be $760,731. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 735 Midwestern State University, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

735 Midwestern State University, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff: JOB, SSh, KK, RT, SK

 JOB, SSh, KK, RT, SK