LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                                May 6, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3284  by Van de Putte (relating to the establishment
               and use of a women's athletic development fund and a
               study of women's athletic development practices at
               institutions of higher education), Committee Report 1st
               House, Substituted
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB3284, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted:  negative impact     *
*  of $(1,662,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2001.          *
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This bill version contains language stating the Higher Education
Coordinating Board shall not implement the proposed program unless money
is specifically appropriated for program implementation.
  
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                           $(846,000)  *
          *       2001                            (816,000)  *
          *       2002                            (816,000)  *
          *       2003                            (816,000)  *
          *       2004                            (816,000)  *
          ****************************************************
  
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year      Probable Savings/(Cost) from      *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2000                               $(846,000) *
         *      2001                                (816,000) *
         *      2002                                (816,000) *
         *      2003                                (816,000) *
         *      2004                                (816,000) *
         *****************************************************
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would direct the Coordinating Board to administer the women's
athletic development fund to provide funding to institutions of higher
education for the establishment of women's athletic development programs
that are operated by the institution on a collaborative basis with one
or more public high schools in this state.  The bill would also require
the Coordinating Board to conduct a best-practices study and report the
Legislature by December 1, 2000.
  
  
Methodology
  
For purposes of the fiscal note, it is assumed that grants made under the
program would average $80,000 and with 10 grants awarded each year.  The
administrative costs for the Coordinating Board would be two percent of
the total grants or $16,000 per year.  The Coordinating Board assumes
that the study would be a one-time cost of $30,000.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

Local school districts would be developing collaborative programs with
proximate institutions of higher education and public high schools.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT