LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 22, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3708 by Hochberg (Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program and to the funding of certain exemptions from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education from savings attributable to the program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would specify that awards under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose and amends statutory language to eliminate required funding transfers from the Foundation School Program (FSP) to fund the program. For purposes of this estimate, it is assumed that current law expenditures, estimated at $14.2 million for the 2010-11 biennium, would continue and would be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. To the extent that less funding may be appropriated to support the program, the provisions of the bill would result in a savings in comparison to current law. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 22, 2011
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3708 by Hochberg (Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program and to the funding of certain exemptions from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education from savings attributable to the program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3708 by Hochberg (Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program and to the funding of certain exemptions from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education from savings attributable to the program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3708 by Hochberg (Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program and to the funding of certain exemptions from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education from savings attributable to the program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3708 by Hochberg (Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program and to the funding of certain exemptions from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education from savings attributable to the program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would specify that awards under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose and amends statutory language to eliminate required funding transfers from the Foundation School Program (FSP) to fund the program. For purposes of this estimate, it is assumed that current law expenditures, estimated at $14.2 million for the 2010-11 biennium, would continue and would be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. To the extent that less funding may be appropriated to support the program, the provisions of the bill would result in a savings in comparison to current law.
The bill would specify that awards under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose and amends statutory language to eliminate required funding transfers from the Foundation School Program (FSP) to fund the program.
For purposes of this estimate, it is assumed that current law expenditures, estimated at $14.2 million for the 2010-11 biennium, would continue and would be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. To the extent that less funding may be appropriated to support the program, the provisions of the bill would result in a savings in comparison to current law.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc
JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc