LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 5, 2021

TO:	Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB1385 by Creighton (Relating to the compensation and professional representation of student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Education Code to prohibit institutions of higher education from adopting policies that would prohibit student athletes from earning compensation or obtaining professional representation. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant 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, 783 Univ of Houston Sys Admin

LBB Staff:

JMc, LBO, JSM, GO