LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 13, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2812  by Salinas (Relating to a database of information
               on the performance of students attending public schools
               and institutions of higher education), As Introduced
  
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*  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.                                                             *
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The University of Texas System estimates that the development of the
prototype student performance database would annually cost the
University of Texas at Austin $150,000 of general revenue funds.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   720   The University of Texas System Administration,
                   781   Higher Education Coordinating Board, 701
                   Texas Education Agency - Administration
LBB Staff:         JK, CT