SRC-HRD S.B. 1422 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1422
By: Ratliff
Finance
4-2-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Higher Education Coordinating Board (board) is required to
review and revise formulas for the use of the governor and the Legislative
Budget Board in making appropriations recommendations to the legislature
for all institutions of higher education.  The board must use a process of
committee review and expert testimony and analysis in studying the funding
formulas. S.B. 1422 would provide the board with an additional three
months before each legislative session to notify the higher education
institutions, the governor, and the Legislative Budget Board of the
formulas to be used in making appropriation requests for the next
biennium. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1422 provides the Higher Education Coordinating Board
(board) with three additional months before each legislative session to
notify the higher education institutions, the governor, and the
Legislative Budget Board of the formulas designated by the board to be
used by the governor and the Legislative Budget Board in making
appropriation requests for institutions of higher education. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 61.059, Education Code, to require the Higher
Education Coordinating Board, not later than June 1, rather than not later
than March 1, of every evennumbered calendar year, 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. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.