LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
March 19, 1995
TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1836
Committee on Higher Education By: Lewis, Ron
House of Representatives
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.
The cost estimates below assume an increased demand for general
revenue formula funding due to additional Louisiana students
choosing to attend the Lamar University two-year institutions
because of reduced tuition charges. It is assumed that 40
additional students will enroll in 1996, increasing by 5 students
per year to the year 2000.
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 $118,400
1997 133,200
1998 148,000
1999 162,800
2000 177,600
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
Source: Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JK, MK, WRR