LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 15, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2011  by Cuellar (Relating to the administration of the
               Texas Academic Skills Program), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB2011, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(3,149,859) through       *
*  the biennium ending August 31, 2001.                                  *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                         $(1,566,807)  *
          *       2001                          (1,583,052)  *
          *       2002                          (1,606,397)  *
          *       2003                          (1,625,102)  *
          *       2004                          (1,625,102)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year      Probable Savings/(Cost) from      *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2000                             $(1,566,807) *
         *      2001                              (1,583,052) *
         *      2002                              (1,606,397) *
         *      2003                              (1,625,102) *
         *      2004                              (1,625,102) *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(THECB) pay Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) test fees for high
school students identified by THECB as financially needy.
  
  
Methodology
  
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) estimates that in 2000 there will be
53,683 high school seniors wishing to attend college and meeting THECB
guidelines as being financially needy.  At the standard TASP test fee of
$29, this provision would cost $1,556,807 in the year 2000.  TEA reports
increasing numbers of high school seniors through the year 2004, after
which there are no projections; for 2005 we have used the same number of
seniors as 2004.

FY 2001 (239,421 seniors) = $1,583,052
FY 2002 (242,950 seniors) = $1,606,397
FY 2003 (245,780 seniors) = $1,625,102
FY 2004 (245,780 seniors) = $1,625,102
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, DB, LD