Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2279 by Middleton (Relating to certain requirements for a public institution of higher education policy requiring students to reside on campus.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code relating to a public institution of higher education policy requiring students to reside on campus. It would require institutions to exempt students from a policy adopted by the institution requiring students to reside on campus if the student can demonstrate an ability to reside off campus at a lower cost or that the student cannot reside on campus without incurring debt. Several institutions reported that this could result in the loss of housing and meal plan revenue from students granted an exemption from the on-campus residency requirement. This auxiliary revenue is classified as institutional funds and would not impact the state.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
710 Texas A&M Univ System Admin, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 Univ of Houston Sys Admin