LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 7, 1997
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2923,
As Engrossed
Committee on Finance By: Coleman
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2923 ( relating
to the establishment of a medical services fee at Texas Southern
University) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2923-As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize the Board of Regents of Texas Southern
University to collect and levy a medical services fee to operate,
maintain, improve and equip a medical service facility. The
fee could not exceed $35 each semester of the regular term or
$17.50 for each term of the summer session. The fee could not
be increased by more than 10% in any academic year without approval
by a majority vote of the students voting in a general student
election called for this purpose or by a majority of the student
government.
If it is approved by the students, Texas Southern
University intends to charge the maximum fee beginning in fiscal
year 1998. It is estimated that the medical services fee would
generate approximately $628,000 in institutional funds. These
fees are auxiliary in nature and do not affect the state supported
educational and general operations of the university.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 717 Texas Southern University
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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