LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 20, 2011 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB992 by Castro (relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require institutions of higher education to inform students of the provisions of Section 51.907 of the Education Code that pertains to the limitations on the number of courses that may be dropped under certain circumstances. The bill would also amend statute as it relates to formula funding for certain excess credit hours. Any costs associated with the bill would be absorbed within current 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JOB, KK, GO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 20, 2011
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB992 by Castro (relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB992 by Castro (relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd 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
HB992 by Castro (relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB992 by Castro (relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require institutions of higher education to inform students of the provisions of Section 51.907 of the Education Code that pertains to the limitations on the number of courses that may be dropped under certain circumstances. The bill would also amend statute as it relates to formula funding for certain excess credit hours. Any costs associated with the bill would be absorbed within current 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, GO
JOB, KK, GO