LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session May 9, 1995 TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair IN RE: House BillNo. 1836, Committee on Higher Education as amended House of Representatives By: Lewis, Ron Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 1836 (Relating to the tuition charged to certain residents of bordering states at certain two-year 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. The bill would amend V.T.C.A., Education Code, Section 54.060 to allow nonresidents from Louisiana counties immediately adjacent to Texas who enroll in Lamar University-Orange, Lamar University- Port Arthur, or Lamar Institute of Technology to pay the same tuition that Texas residents would be required to pay at a similar institution in the nonresident student's home state. It is estimated that the increase in enrollment of these nonresident students at the affected Texas institutions would not result in a significant increase in general revenue through formula funding or a significant decrease in tuition funds available to the institutions. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: LBB Staff: JK, WRR