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:HB1992 by Zerwas (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Education Code as it relates to the minimum score on an Advanced Placement examination for granting of undergraduate course credit at public institutions of higher education. The bill would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board (Board) to conduct a study on the performance of undergraduate students at institutions of higher education who receive undergraduate course credit for achieving required scores on one or more Advanced Placement examinations. The bill requires the Board to submit a progress report and recommendations for legislative or administrative action no later than January 1, 2017 and report the results of the study and recommendations for legislative or administrative action by January 1, 2019. This analysis assumes that any costs for the Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources. 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, 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, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, EMu, DEH, GO, ED
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:HB1992 by Zerwas (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1992 by Zerwas (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.), 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
HB1992 by Zerwas (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB1992 by Zerwas (Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.), 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 amend Education Code as it relates to the minimum score on an Advanced Placement examination for granting of undergraduate course credit at public institutions of higher education. The bill would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board (Board) to conduct a study on the performance of undergraduate students at institutions of higher education who receive undergraduate course credit for achieving required scores on one or more Advanced Placement examinations. The bill requires the Board to submit a progress report and recommendations for legislative or administrative action no later than January 1, 2017 and report the results of the study and recommendations for legislative or administrative action by January 1, 2019. This analysis assumes that any costs for the Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.
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, 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, 701 Central Education Agency
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, 701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, EMu, DEH, GO, ED
UP, EMu, DEH, GO, ED