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