LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 3, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Subcommittee on
               Higher Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB344  by Jackson (Relating to graduate level instruction
               at Texas A&M University at Galveston.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  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 bill would allow Texas A&M University at Galveston to offer graduate
programs, however the number of students who would enroll estimated to
be very small and would not result insignificant increases in formula
funding for general academic institutions.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT