LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 10, 2011 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1731 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.), As Engrossed No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require each community college district to offer at least one academic associate degree program designed to transfer all its course credit to a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution. Local Government Impact The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board did not note any costs to local community college districts. Presumably, the fiscal implications of the bill would depend on each local community college district's costs (if any) of implementing the requirements of this bill. Source Agencies:781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, JAW
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 10, 2011
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1731 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1731 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.), 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
SB1731 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.), As Engrossed
SB1731 by Zaffirini (Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require each community college district to offer at least one academic associate degree program designed to transfer all its course credit to a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution.
The bill would require each community college district to offer at least one academic associate degree program designed to transfer all its course credit to a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution.
Local Government Impact
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board did not note any costs to local community college districts. Presumably, the fiscal implications of the bill would depend on each local community college district's costs (if any) of implementing the requirements of this bill.
Source Agencies: 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, JAW
JOB, KK, RT, JAW