LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 13, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB888  by Gray (Relating to graduate level instruction at
               Texas A&M University at Galveston), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  The bill does not an appropriation but could provide the legal        *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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The bill would allow Texas A&M University at Galveston to offer graduate
programs, however the number of students who would enroll is estimated
to be very small and would not result in significant increases in
formula funding for general academic institutions.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   781   Higher Education Coordinating Board, 710   A&M
                   University System Texas
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, DB