LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 19, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee On Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1409 by Wu (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill requires each institution of higher education to develop and, at least once during each academic year, administer one or more institution-specific examinations by which entering or current undergraduate students may earn freshman-level or sophomore-level course credit. Under provisions of the bill, the institution may charge a reasonable fee for taking the examination. The institution would develop and administer examinations for as many courses as practicable and report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board a list of courses for which examinations can be taken for credit, and the institution's adopted policy. This information along with student application materials must be available on the institution's internet website. The change in law would apply beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year. For purposes of this fiscal note it is assumed that institutional costs associated with implementing the new examinations would be covered by the fee charged to the student. Therefore costs associated with the bill are 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, 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: UP, KK, SK, GO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 19, 2013
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee On Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1409 by Wu (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee On Higher Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1409 by Wu (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee On Higher Education
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee On Higher Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1409 by Wu (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
HB1409 by Wu (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill requires each institution of higher education to develop and, at least once during each academic year, administer one or more institution-specific examinations by which entering or current undergraduate students may earn freshman-level or sophomore-level course credit. Under provisions of the bill, the institution may charge a reasonable fee for taking the examination. The institution would develop and administer examinations for as many courses as practicable and report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board a list of courses for which examinations can be taken for credit, and the institution's adopted policy. This information along with student application materials must be available on the institution's internet website. The change in law would apply beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year. For purposes of this fiscal note it is assumed that institutional costs associated with implementing the new examinations would be covered by the fee charged to the student. Therefore costs associated with the bill are 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, 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, 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: UP, KK, SK, GO
UP, KK, SK, GO