Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4361 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/21/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 21, 2021       TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB4361 by Raney (Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.), As Engrossed     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Education Code relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer. The bill would allow institutions to enter into agreements with employers to provide credit or noncredit off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs to the institution's students at a site requested by the employer without approval of the higher education regional council given certain provisions defined by the bill. Institutions of Higher Education indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 710 Texas A&M Univ System Admin, 720 UT Sys Admin, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 Univ of Houston Sys Admin  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, LBO, GO, JSM

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 21, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB4361 by Raney (Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.), As Engrossed   

TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4361 by Raney (Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education

 Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB4361 by Raney (Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.), As Engrossed 

 HB4361 by Raney (Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.), As Engrossed 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Education Code relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer. The bill would allow institutions to enter into agreements with employers to provide credit or noncredit off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs to the institution's students at a site requested by the employer without approval of the higher education regional council given certain provisions defined by the bill. Institutions of Higher Education indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 710 Texas A&M Univ System Admin, 720 UT Sys Admin, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 Univ of Houston Sys Admin

710 Texas A&M Univ System Admin, 720 UT Sys Admin, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 Univ of Houston Sys Admin

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, LBO, GO, JSM

JMc, LBO, GO, JSM