LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 5, 2011 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1730 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to make available on its website a search tool that allows a person to compare institutions that meet certain criteria selected by the person. It must allow the user to identify institutions according to major fields and programs. The tool must generate a comparison chart in a grid format and provide information for each institution listed that the THECB has determined would aid a prospective student in evaluating the institution. The website must include links to each institution's online resume and to the Texas Workforce Commission. To the extent practible, the bill would require that information provided by general academic institutions, for this Act, must consist of information that the institution is already required to report to the THECB under another provision of the law, including board rule. Each general academic institution would be required to provide this information to the THECB, not later than October 1, or a date determined by the THECB, of each year. The agency indicates that any costs associated with this bill can be absorbed 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, GO, SDE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2011
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1730 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1730 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.), As Engrossed
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1730 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.), As Engrossed
SB1730 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to make available on its website a search tool that allows a person to compare institutions that meet certain criteria selected by the person. It must allow the user to identify institutions according to major fields and programs. The tool must generate a comparison chart in a grid format and provide information for each institution listed that the THECB has determined would aid a prospective student in evaluating the institution. The website must include links to each institution's online resume and to the Texas Workforce Commission. To the extent practible, the bill would require that information provided by general academic institutions, for this Act, must consist of information that the institution is already required to report to the THECB under another provision of the law, including board rule. Each general academic institution would be required to provide this information to the THECB, not later than October 1, or a date determined by the THECB, of each year. The agency indicates that any costs associated with this bill can be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to make available on its website a search tool that allows a person to compare institutions that meet certain criteria selected by the person. It must allow the user to identify institutions according to major fields and programs. The tool must generate a comparison chart in a grid format and provide information for each institution listed that the THECB has determined would aid a prospective student in evaluating the institution. The website must include links to each institution's online resume and to the Texas Workforce Commission.
To the extent practible, the bill would require that information provided by general academic institutions, for this Act, must consist of information that the institution is already required to report to the THECB under another provision of the law, including board rule. Each general academic institution would be required to provide this information to the THECB, not later than October 1, or a date determined by the THECB, of each year.
The agency indicates that any costs associated with this bill can be absorbed 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, 769 University of North Texas 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, GO, SDE
JOB, KK, RT, GO, SDE