LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 22, 1997 TO: Honorable Bob Bullock IN RE: Senate Bill No. 274, As Passed 2nd House Lieutenant Governor Lucio Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB274 ( Relating to the operation of the University of Texas at Brownsville.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB274-As Passed 2nd House 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. Fiscal Analysis The bill would authorize The University of Texas at Brownsville to offer freshmen and sophomore undergraduate courses. The bill would require the board of regents of the University of Texas System and the Southmost Union Junior College District to determine the number of entering freshmen, with limitations until FY 2006. Methodology It is assumed that UT Brownsville will coordinate course offerings with Southmost College to avoid unnecessary duplication. Therefore, students attending lower-division courses at UT Brownsville would have attended courses at another public general academic institution and not Southmost College. An increase in the number of students attending UT-Brownsville could create a need for additional buildings, capital equipment, and library materials. However, these costs are eligible for support through Higher Education Funds, and no general revenue costs are included. Additional costs may also be incurred for planning, faculty recruitment and program development. Special item funding could be provide for these costs. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK ,LP ,CB ,MG ,RS