LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 7, 1997 TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 3058 Committee on Higher Education By: Berlanga House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3058 ( Relating to a study of admission and graduation rates at institutions of higher education.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3058-As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 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 require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study of the admission, enrollment, and graduation rates of each public institution of higher education. The study would examine disparities that might exist between the composition of the state population and population of students admitted to, enrolled in, and graduated from each institution. The Coordinating Board would complete the study and report to the Legislature by December 1, 1998. The Coordinating Board estimates there would be some costs associated with data collection and data analysis, but these costs are not estimated to be significant. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JK ,LP ,LD