LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 24, 2015 TO: Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1903 by Raney (Relating to the distribution of funds to campuses in the Blinn Junior College District service area.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Local Government Impact The bill would require the governing board of the Blinn Junior College District to direct a proportionate amount of the district's contact hour formula funding and the tuition and fees generated by the district to each district campus based on the percentage of the total amount of tuition and fees collected at that campus. Based on information provided by Blinn Junior College, implementing the provisions of the bill would reduce funding to the Brenham campus due to the proportionate distribution of funds required by the provisions of the bill and could result in cuts to academic programs and extra-curricular student activities and services at the Brenham campus. Source Agencies:781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: UP, EMu, DEH, ED
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 24, 2015
TO: Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1903 by Raney (Relating to the distribution of funds to campuses in the Blinn Junior College District service area.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1903 by Raney (Relating to the distribution of funds to campuses in the Blinn Junior College District service area.), As Introduced
Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1903 by Raney (Relating to the distribution of funds to campuses in the Blinn Junior College District service area.), As Introduced
HB1903 by Raney (Relating to the distribution of funds to campuses in the Blinn Junior College District service area.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
The bill would require the governing board of the Blinn Junior College District to direct a proportionate amount of the district's contact hour formula funding and the tuition and fees generated by the district to each district campus based on the percentage of the total amount of tuition and fees collected at that campus. Based on information provided by Blinn Junior College, implementing the provisions of the bill would reduce funding to the Brenham campus due to the proportionate distribution of funds required by the provisions of the bill and could result in cuts to academic programs and extra-curricular student activities and services at the Brenham campus.
Source Agencies: 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: UP, EMu, DEH, ED
UP, EMu, DEH, ED