LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 1, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 1328, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
          Committee on State Affairs                              By: Fraser
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1328 ( Relating 
to the eligibility of certain higher education employees to 
participate in group programs under the Texas Employees Uniform 
Group Insurance Benefits Act.) this office has detemined the 
following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1328-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
The bill would amend the Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Act 
to specify that public community/junior college employees employed 
outside of Texas are not eligible to participate in the Uniform 
Group Insurance Program.  Approximately 250 employees are currently 
employed outside of Texas by Central Texas College.  Their positions 
are funded with federal contracts.  The average contribution 
for health insurance coverage is $2,740 per year per employee. 
 Based on these figures, the school would save $685,000 in local 
funds a year under this bill.
          
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                      LBB Staff:   JK ,JD ,SC