LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 11, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1575  by Junell (Relating to student loan repayment
               assistance for certain dental hygienists.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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This bill authorizes a repayment program to repay education loans for
certified and degreed dental hygienists incurred before and during degree
or certification in dental hygiene, provided the dental hygienist is
licensed and practices in an under-served area of Texas.  The Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) estimates that the program
would cost $107,155 in 2002 and $60,925 in 2003.  These amounts include
$14,583 in fiscal year 2002 and $16,330 in fiscal year 2003 for the two
percent tuition set-aside for universities, and $92,572 in fiscal year
2002 and $44,595 in fiscal year 2003 for administrative costs.    These
amounts would not significantly impact State appropriations.

THECB also estimates that the two percent tuition set-aside for community
colleges would equal $10,855 in fiscal year 2002 and $12,545 in fiscal
year 2003.  Based on the total amount of tuition set-asides, the
estimated amount of annual loan repayment grants is $24,000 for fiscal
year 2002 and $27,000 for fiscal year 2003.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   504   State Board of Dental Examiners, 781   Texas
                   Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, DB