LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 19, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1861  by Sibley (Relating to defining a private or
               independent institution of higher education), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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While the bill would have no impact on state revenues, it could change
the distribution of funds from various state-funded programs among
private or independent institutions of higher education.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, LD