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 ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** 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