LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 4, 2011 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB176 by Huffman (relating to student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill amends the eligibility requirements under Education Code Sec. 54.0065(a) for receiving a $1000 rebate of tuition by no longer counting dual-credit high school courses against the hour limitation. Although excluding this course credit from the limitation will likely result in additional students qualifying the rebate, based on estimates provided by general academic institutions, this impact is not considered significant. 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration, 701 Central Education Agency, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JOB, GO, KK, RT
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 4, 2011
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB176 by Huffman (relating to student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB176 by Huffman (relating to student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
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
SB176 by Huffman (relating to student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic teaching institutions.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
SB176 by Huffman (relating to student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic teaching institutions.), 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 amends the eligibility requirements under Education Code Sec. 54.0065(a) for receiving a $1000 rebate of tuition by no longer counting dual-credit high school courses against the hour limitation. Although excluding this course credit from the limitation will likely result in additional students qualifying the rebate, based on estimates provided by general academic institutions, this impact is not considered significant.
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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration, 701 Central Education Agency, 768 Texas Tech University 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration, 701 Central Education Agency, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JOB, GO, KK, RT
JOB, GO, KK, RT