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 ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * 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) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * 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) * ***************************************************** 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