LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 14, 2011 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB324 by Jackson (Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Clear Lake.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Under current law, the University of Houston - Clear Lake is an upper level insitution that can offer courses only at the junior, senior, and graduate level. Provisions of the bill would allow the University of Houston - Clear Lake to operate as a full undergraduate and graduate institution. It is assumed that when the institution begins offering courses at the freshman and sophomore level it will collect tuition and fees to cover expenses for the programs, and it is assumed that a portion of the costs will eventually be financed through formula funding. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, SK
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2011
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB324 by Jackson (Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Clear Lake.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB324 by Jackson (Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Clear Lake.), 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
SB324 by Jackson (Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Clear Lake.), As Engrossed
SB324 by Jackson (Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Clear Lake.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under current law, the University of Houston - Clear Lake is an upper level insitution that can offer courses only at the junior, senior, and graduate level. Provisions of the bill would allow the University of Houston - Clear Lake to operate as a full undergraduate and graduate institution. It is assumed that when the institution begins offering courses at the freshman and sophomore level it will collect tuition and fees to cover expenses for the programs, and it is assumed that a portion of the costs will eventually be financed through formula funding.
Under current law, the University of Houston - Clear Lake is an upper level insitution that can offer courses only at the junior, senior, and graduate level. Provisions of the bill would allow the University of Houston - Clear Lake to operate as a full undergraduate and graduate institution.
It is assumed that when the institution begins offering courses at the freshman and sophomore level it will collect tuition and fees to cover expenses for the programs, and it is assumed that a portion of the costs will eventually be financed through formula funding.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, RT, SK
JOB, KK, RT, SK