LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session March 29, 1995 TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: Senate BillNo. 1154 Committee on Education By: Ratliff Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No. 1154 (Relating to the conditional grant program of the Texas Department of Transportation.) 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 expand the Texas Department of Transportation Conditional Grant Program to include women as well as minorities; to include occupations other than civil engineering; to place the conditional grant account in the State Highway Fund; and to require the Texas Department of Transportation to issue no less than $400,000 annually in conditional grants. This last provision would require an additional $200,000 per year above what is previously allocated for grants. The estimates assume 41 new students would be added to the program. Since funding for the grants would come from the State Highway Fund, the only costs to general revenue are those associated with increased formula funding for the new students. 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 Cost Out Year of of State Highway General Revenue Fund 006 Fund 001 1996 $114,750 $200,000 1997 114,750 200,000 1998 114,750 200,000 1999 114,750 200,000 2000 114,750 200,000 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Department of Transportation, Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JK, MK, DF