LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session February 21, 1995 TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 628 Committee on Higher Education By: Maxey House of Representatives Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 628 (Relating to tuition fees and student loans of certain graduate students employed as teaching assistants, assistant instructors, or research assistants at public institutions of higher education) this office has determined the following: The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill would provide an exemption from payment of tuition for graduate students (resident and nonresident) who are employed as teaching or research assistants or assistant instructors; are researching or writing a thesis, dissertation, or other report required by their degree plan; and are not enrolled in a course with organized course work. The estimates below assume the current practice of offsetting tuition revenue losses with like amounts of general revenue funds would continue, resulting in tuition revenue losses and corresponding costs to the General Revenue Fund. The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows: Fiscal Probable Cost Out Year of General Revenue Fund 001 1996 $490,000 1997 522,200 1998 522,200 1999 522,200 2000 522,200 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Higher Education Coordinating Board; LBB Staff: JK, MK, WRR Source: Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JK, MK, WRR