LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
Revision 2
April 26, 1999
TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher
Education
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1651 by Jackson (Relating to the establishment of the
Texas Chiropractic College as a public institution of
higher education), Committee Report 1st House, as
substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1651, Committee Report 1st House, as amended: negative impact *
* of $(237,356) through the biennium ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(118,678) *
* 2001 (118,678) *
* 2002 (118,678) *
* 2003 (118,678) *
* 2004 (118,678) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) Change in Number of State *
* Year from General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(118,678) 98.0 *
* 2001 (118,678) 98.0 *
* 2002 (118,678) 98.0 *
* 2003 (118,678) 98.0 *
* 2004 (118,678) 98.0 *
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Technology Impact
None
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would authorize the transfer of the Texas Chiropractic College
(College) to the governing board of a public institution of higher
education. If the transfer occurs, the College's employees would be
treated like other new employees of an institution of higher education,
except that they would be given credit for accrued annual leave earned
at the College. The bill also stipulates that the tuition rate at the
College would remain the same during the academic year of the transfer
and may not be decreased.
Methodology
It is assumed that the transfer would occur on September 1, 1999, that
the College would not be formula funded, and that its total budget would
be the same as its current budget except in additional costs for staff
benefits. The College reported $8,224,886 in revenues and $6,860,858 in
expenditures for 1998. This analysis also assumed that enrollment would
remain stable at 474 students.
It is estimated that staff benefit costs for 98 full-time equivalent
positions would increase by $118,678 per year. Based on its current
tuition and fee rates, the College would generate $6,636,00 each year
with approximately $663,600 to be set aside for Tuition Public Education
Grants.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JK, CT, LD, CF