LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2011 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1488 by West (Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require larger, urban community college districts to adopt a policy to increase contracting with historically underutilized businesses. It would require each affected district to report in a newspaper of general circulation the total number and value of contracts awarded by the district in the preceding fiscal year and the number and value of those contracts awarded to historically underutilized businesses. The bill also stipulates a framework for the purchasing and contracting practices of public community colleges. The bill would make district purchases of goods or services subject to audit by the state auditor. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. However, there would be undetermined local costs associated with the bill's requirement to create and implement a policy to increase contracting with historically underutilized businesses. There would also be local costs associated with the bill's newpaper publishing requirements. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, JAW, KK, RT
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 21, 2011
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1488 by West (Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.), 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: SB1488 by West (Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.), 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
SB1488 by West (Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1488 by West (Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require larger, urban community college districts to adopt a policy to increase contracting with historically underutilized businesses. It would require each affected district to report in a newspaper of general circulation the total number and value of contracts awarded by the district in the preceding fiscal year and the number and value of those contracts awarded to historically underutilized businesses. The bill also stipulates a framework for the purchasing and contracting practices of public community colleges. The bill would make district purchases of goods or services subject to audit by the state auditor.
The bill would require larger, urban community college districts to adopt a policy to increase contracting with historically underutilized businesses. It would require each affected district to report in a newspaper of general circulation the total number and value of contracts awarded by the district in the preceding fiscal year and the number and value of those contracts awarded to historically underutilized businesses.
The bill also stipulates a framework for the purchasing and contracting practices of public community colleges. The bill would make district purchases of goods or services subject to audit by the state auditor.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. However, there would be undetermined local costs associated with the bill's requirement to create and implement a policy to increase contracting with historically underutilized businesses. There would also be local costs associated with the bill's newpaper publishing requirements.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
However, there would be undetermined local costs associated with the bill's requirement to create and implement a policy to increase contracting with historically underutilized businesses. There would also be local costs associated with the bill's newpaper publishing requirements.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, JAW, KK, RT
JOB, JAW, KK, RT