LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 11, 2017 TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB803 by Seliger (Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Education Code to direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to study the feasibility of requiring researchers to submit to a state agency an electronic copy of each original paper that is accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed journal. The THECB would have to report its findings and any recommendations to the Legislature by December 1, 2018.The bill would take immediate effect if it receives a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2017.The THECB estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. This analysis assumes that these costs could be reasonably absorbed within the agency's existing 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 LBB Staff: UP, THo, DEH, GO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 11, 2017
TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB803 by Seliger (Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB803 by Seliger (Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.), As Introduced
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
SB803 by Seliger (Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.), As Introduced
SB803 by Seliger (Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Education Code to direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to study the feasibility of requiring researchers to submit to a state agency an electronic copy of each original paper that is accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed journal. The THECB would have to report its findings and any recommendations to the Legislature by December 1, 2018.The bill would take immediate effect if it receives a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2017.The THECB estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. This analysis assumes that these costs could be reasonably absorbed within the agency's existing 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
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, THo, DEH, GO
UP, THo, DEH, GO