LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2021 TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB884 by Zaffirini (relating to the management and operation by The University of Texas System of a multi-institution center in the city of Laredo.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the management and operation of a multi-institution health center in the City of Laredo by The University of Texas (UT) System Administration could be absorbed using existing resources.The provisions of the proposed legislation would change the name of The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCA) Campus Extension located in Laredo to the UT Multi-Institution Center. Additionally, the requirement that UTHSCA be assigned responsibility would be removed and operating costs of the center would no longer be required to include operating funds of UTHSCA. The UT Board of Regents are authorized to assign management responsibility and based on analysis of agency responses it is assumed that UT System Administration would be assigned responsibility of general campus operations. 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 25, 2021
TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB884 by Zaffirini (relating to the management and operation by The University of Texas System of a multi-institution center in the city of Laredo.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB884 by Zaffirini (relating to the management and operation by The University of Texas System of a multi-institution center in the city of Laredo.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB884 by Zaffirini (relating to the management and operation by The University of Texas System of a multi-institution center in the city of Laredo.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB884 by Zaffirini (relating to the management and operation by The University of Texas System of a multi-institution center in the city of Laredo.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the management and operation of a multi-institution health center in the City of Laredo by The University of Texas (UT) System Administration could be absorbed using existing resources.The provisions of the proposed legislation would change the name of The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCA) Campus Extension located in Laredo to the UT Multi-Institution Center. Additionally, the requirement that UTHSCA be assigned responsibility would be removed and operating costs of the center would no longer be required to include operating funds of UTHSCA. The UT Board of Regents are authorized to assign management responsibility and based on analysis of agency responses it is assumed that UT System Administration would be assigned responsibility of general campus operations.
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