LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
                                Revision 1
  
                                May 3, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Sibley, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Economic Development
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1819  by Luna, Gregory (Relating to the identification
               of technical education programs that are needed to
               maintain and improve the state's economic and
               technological competitiveness.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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This bill would authorize the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Board
of Regents to develop and administer a program to forecast the types of
technical education programs needed to maintain and improve the state's
economic and technological competitiveness.  The program would provide
information and make recommendations to other Texas institutions of
higher education that provide technical education.  TSTC  has determined
that they can administer the program within the current level of
funding.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   719   Texas State Technical College - System
                   Administration, 781   Higher Education Coordinating
                   Board
LBB Staff:         JK, TH, DB, LD