LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 18, 2015 TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1049 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 455 of the Occupations Code to classify massage therapy instruction provided by a licensed massage school as a postsecondary education program. The bill would authorize certain licensed massage schools to operate programs at the postsecondary education level. It is anticiapted that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:537 State Health Services, Department of, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: UP, CL, WP, ADe, VJC LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 18, 2015 TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1049 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1049 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs.), As Introduced Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1049 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs.), As Introduced HB1049 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 455 of the Occupations Code to classify massage therapy instruction provided by a licensed massage school as a postsecondary education program. The bill would authorize certain licensed massage schools to operate programs at the postsecondary education level. It is anticiapted that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 537 State Health Services, Department of, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board 537 State Health Services, Department of, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: UP, CL, WP, ADe, VJC UP, CL, WP, ADe, VJC