LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 21, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1765  by Barrientos (Relating to certain fees charged
               at certain institutions of higher education), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No 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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This bill would authorize a student service fee not to exceed $.85 per
semester credit hour for the renovation of the Aquatics Center at the
Gregory Gym.  Fee revenue generated would be approximately $1,030,200
annually, however collection of fees would not begin until Spring 2001
when renovation is completed.  These fees are auxiliary in nature and do
not impact state appropriations.

A total of 16.75 FTEs would be needed to support the renovated facility.
These FTEs would be paid from auxiliary funds and would not be subject
to the institution's appropriated FTE cap.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, LD, CG