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