Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1251 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/29/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 29, 2021       TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1251 by Miles (Relating to authorizing of joint degrees for certain graduate programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, with the proper approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and The University of Texas Board of Regents, to jointly prescribe courses and jointly conduct graduate programs with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston related to the fields of population and public health. Based on analysis of agency responses, it is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.While the provisions of the bill would not impact total formula funding for the 2022-23 biennium, the allowance for courses in public health at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center could impact formula funding distributions within the Instruction and Operations formula in future biennia.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 720 UT Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, LBO, JSM, CBR

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 29, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1251 by Miles (Relating to authorizing of joint degrees for certain graduate programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1251 by Miles (Relating to authorizing of joint degrees for certain graduate programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.), As Introduced

 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 

 SB1251 by Miles (Relating to authorizing of joint degrees for certain graduate programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.), As Introduced 

 SB1251 by Miles (Relating to authorizing of joint degrees for certain graduate programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, with the proper approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and The University of Texas Board of Regents, to jointly prescribe courses and jointly conduct graduate programs with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston related to the fields of population and public health. Based on analysis of agency responses, it is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.While the provisions of the bill would not impact total formula funding for the 2022-23 biennium, the allowance for courses in public health at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center could impact formula funding distributions within the Instruction and Operations formula in future biennia.

 Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: b > td > 720 UT Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

720 UT Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

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

JMc, LBO, JSM, CBR