LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 13, 2015 TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB197 by Price (Relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution ’s Internet website.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require certain public institutions of higher education to create a web page on the institution's website dedicated solely to information regarding the mental health resources available to students at the institution. The site also must include the address of the nearest local mental health authority. This analysis assumes that any costs for these institutions of higher education to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources. Local Government Impact No significant 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, 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, EMu, DEH, GO LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 13, 2015 TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB197 by Price (Relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution ’s Internet website.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB197 by Price (Relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution ’s Internet website.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB197 by Price (Relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution ’s Internet website.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted HB197 by Price (Relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution ’s Internet website.), 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 would require certain public institutions of higher education to create a web page on the institution's website dedicated solely to information regarding the mental health resources available to students at the institution. The site also must include the address of the nearest local mental health authority. This analysis assumes that any costs for these institutions of higher education to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources. Local Government Impact No significant 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, 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, 758 Texas State University System, 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, EMu, DEH, GO UP, EMu, DEH, GO