LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 2, 1995
TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 3119
Committee on Higher Education By: Hunter, Bob
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
3119 (Relating to the exemption from dues, fees, and charges
provided to a veteran or dependent of a veteran enrolled at a
public institution 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 54.203
(Hazlewood Act) to allow a student to receive federal educational
benefits and still qualify for Hazlewood benefits (waived tuition
and fees) if the federal benefit is less than the amount of the
Hazlewood benefit.
It is estimated that the bill would increase the number of
participants in the Hazlewood program each year by five percent.
For community colleges, it is estimated that 266 additional
students each year would qualify for the program and be exempt
from paying approximately $100,000 in tuition and fees per year.
For universities, health-related institutions, and technical
colleges, it is estimated that an additional 207 students would
qualify for the program and be exempt from paying approximately
$152,000 in tuition and fees per year.
The estimates below assume continuation of the current policy of
replacing lost tuition revenue with general revenue. Estimated
cost to general revenue reflects an anticipated decline in
tuition revenue of $76,000 per year. Estimates of revenue loss
to local funds reflect an anticipated decline in fee revenue of
$76,000 per year for general academic, health-related, and
technical institutions and a decline of $100,000 per year in
tuition and fees for public community/junior colleges.
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 Probable Loss to
Year of General Institutional
Revenue Fund 001 Local Funds
1996 $76,000 $176,000
1997 76,000 176,000
1998 76,000 176,000
1999 76,000 176,000
2000 76,000 176,000
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