LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 2, 1997 TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1241, As Engrossed Committee on Higher Education By: Zaffirini House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1241 ( Relating to the creation of the Faculty Enhancement Fund for Generalist Physicians.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1241-As Engrossed 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 Coordinating Board has assumed that if funds are appropriated, the Program could be administered with 10 percent of the total appropriation in the first year and five percent of the total appropriation in subsequent years, as authorized in the bill. The Board estimates that if $330,000 was appropriated in first year, the Program would cost $30,000 to administer and employ two part-time employees. Operating costs exceeding the amount authorized in the bill would be absorbed by the agency. It is also assumed that the medical schools would encumber additional faculty salary costs. Once the two-year grant period had ended, the institution would assume the amount equal to the annualized faculty enhancement award. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,LP ,RR ,CF