LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 5, 1995
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: House BillNo. 1336,
Committee on Education as
Senate engrossed
Austin, Texas By: Rodriguez
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1336 (Relating to authorizing public junior colleges to offer
courses for joint high school and junior college credit) this
office has determined the following:
The bill would partially implement the Texas Performance Review,
Gaining Ground recommendation ED12. The bill would allow public
community/junior colleges, by agreement with a school district,
to offer courses for joint high school and junior college credit.
The bill would allow junior colleges to waive the tuition for
these students. The contact hours attributable to these courses
would be included in formula funding for community colleges.
It is assumed that the bill would not increase the number of
courses taken at junior colleges but would allow students to take
these courses earlier. Therefore, there would be no significant
impact on the public community college funding through the
formulas. Furthermore, it is assumed that the bill would not
affect the distribution of public school state funding.
The bill could impact the amount of local tuition generated at a
community college because the affected students could receive a
tuition waiver. The fiscal impact on the community college
districts probably would not be significant. There could be a
potential reduction in costs to the school districts, but the
fiscal impact would not be significant.
No significant fiscal implication to the State or units of local
government is anticipated.
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Comptroller
of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, LS, WRR