LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 23, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2394
          Committee on Higher Education                              By: Delisi
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2394 ( Relating 
to course fees charged for certain courses at public institutions 
of higher education.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2394-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill would allow the community colleges to charge course 
or laboratory fees to veterans for the cost of the training 
for truck driving training and pilot training.  There are approximately 
256 veterans who apply for the exemption for pilot training 
each year and 229 for truck driving.  The cost to the community 
colleges is $742,400 for pilot training and $274,800 for truck 
driving.  The colleges would be able to collect the fees for 
these courses if veterans continue to register for them or forego 
the cost if the veterans do not continue to register.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   781   Higher Education Coordinating Board
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,LP ,LD