LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 24, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB149  by Harris (relating to student intercollegiate
               athletic fees at The University of Texas at Arlington),
               Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would allow the governing board of the University of
Texas-Arlington to impose a mandatory intercollegiate athletics fee at a
maximum $7.75 per semester credit hour for each regular semester.

Imposition of the intercollegiate athletics fee would affect the local
funds generated at the University of Texas-Arlington. The estimated
increase in revenue is $3,216,250 in fiscal year 2000 and $3,231,750 in
fiscal year 2001. Thereafter, a 0.25 percent increase is estimated for
each subsequent year.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, DB