MMA S.B. 1422 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS HIGHER EDUCATION S.B. 1422 By: Ratliff (Junell) 4-30-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is required to review and revise formulas for the use of the governor and the Legislative Budget Board in making appropriation recommendations to the legislature for all institutions of higher education. The THECB must use a process of committee review and expert testimony and analysis in studying the funding formulas. S.B. 1422 would provide THECB with an additional three months before each legislative session to notify higher education institutions, the governor, and the Legislative Budget Board of the formula recommendations for the next biennium. PURPOSE S.B. 1422 would provide the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board with three additional months before each legislative session to notify certain entities of THECB formula recommendations to be used in the appropriations process for institutions of higher education. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 61.059(d), Education Code, to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to notify the governing boards and officers of institutions of higher education and university systems, the governor, and the Legislative Budget Board of formulas to be used in making appropriation requests, no later than June 1, rather than no later than March 1, of every evennumbered calendar year. SECTION 2. Emergency clause.