LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session March 26, 1997 TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 926, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Committee on Finance By: Sibley Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB926 ( relating to medical services fees at certain public institutions of higher education.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB926-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal impact to the State is anticipated. The bill would authorize the Board of Regents of the University of North Texas to increase the medical services fee charged to students attending the institution. The fee could not exceed $50 for each semester of the regular term or 12-week summer session and could not exceed $25 for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session. It is estimated that the medical services fee rate would increase gradually at a rate of 10 percent each year. The estimated increase would generate approximately $202,900 in institutional funds in Fiscal Year 1998 and $446,400 in Fiscal Year 1999. The bill would also authorize the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to increase the medical service fee charged to students attending any component institution of the system. The fee could not exceed $75 for each semester of the regular term or 12-week summer session and could not exceed $50 for each summer session shorter than 12 weeks but longer than six weeks and could not exceed $35 for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session. The increase rates would generate additional 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: LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,DB