LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 4, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB505 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to a prohibition of limitations on the number of dual credit courses or hours in which a public high school student may enroll.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would prohibit any limitation of the number of dual credit courses, dual credit hours, or grade levels in which a high school student could enroll each semester or academic year. The bill would repeal statute prohibiting high school students from enrolling in more than three courses in a junior college if the junior college does not have a service area that includes the student's high school.The bill could result in an increase in dual credit students at institutions of higher education. This could result in an additional cost to General Revenue due to increased formula costs for higher education beginning in fiscal year 2018. These costs are not considered significant. The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program (FSP) and no impact on the operations of the Texas Education Agency. Local Government Impact School districts that currently pay the tuition and fees for students to attend dual credit courses would see increases in their costs if they selected to continue to pay for these costs. These costs could vary widely depending on participation. Districts that did not cover the cost of tuition and fees may see some administrative cost savings for students that attended additional dual credit courses that were taught by the college and not by district staff. Source Agencies: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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration LBB Staff: UP, JBi, GO, EH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 4, 2015
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB505 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to a prohibition of limitations on the number of dual credit courses or hours in which a public high school student may enroll.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB505 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to a prohibition of limitations on the number of dual credit courses or hours in which a public high school student may enroll.), As Engrossed
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB505 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to a prohibition of limitations on the number of dual credit courses or hours in which a public high school student may enroll.), As Engrossed
HB505 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to a prohibition of limitations on the number of dual credit courses or hours in which a public high school student may enroll.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit any limitation of the number of dual credit courses, dual credit hours, or grade levels in which a high school student could enroll each semester or academic year. The bill would repeal statute prohibiting high school students from enrolling in more than three courses in a junior college if the junior college does not have a service area that includes the student's high school.The bill could result in an increase in dual credit students at institutions of higher education. This could result in an additional cost to General Revenue due to increased formula costs for higher education beginning in fiscal year 2018. These costs are not considered significant. The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program (FSP) and no impact on the operations of the Texas Education Agency.
Local Government Impact
School districts that currently pay the tuition and fees for students to attend dual credit courses would see increases in their costs if they selected to continue to pay for these costs. These costs could vary widely depending on participation. Districts that did not cover the cost of tuition and fees may see some administrative cost savings for students that attended additional dual credit courses that were taught by the college and not by district staff.
School districts that currently pay the tuition and fees for students to attend dual credit courses would see increases in their costs if they selected to continue to pay for these costs. These costs could vary widely depending on participation.
Districts that did not cover the cost of tuition and fees may see some administrative cost savings for students that attended additional dual credit courses that were taught by the college and not by district staff.
Source Agencies: 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, 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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, GO, EH
UP, JBi, GO, EH