LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 7, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair, Senate Committee on Border
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB 1378 by Shapleigh (Relating to the review of medical
               training needs in the Texas-Mexico border region.), 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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Fiscal Analysis

The bill would direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(Board) to conduct a review of medical training needs in the Texas-Mexico
border region and report to the Legislature by January 1, 2001.

Methodology

The Board estimates the cost of conducting this study to be $45,000 for
the 2000-2001 biennium.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, DE, LD