LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 28, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1645  by Delisi (Relating to an exemption for certain
               transfer students from the requirements of the Texas
               Academic Skills Program.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill expands the exemptions from the Texas Academic Skills Program to
include students who transfer from out of state with at least 60
semester credit hours from a baccalaureate institution.  This exemption
is not expected to impact the number of students taking developmental
education, so there would be no significant fiscal impact.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   781   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, DB