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