LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 20, 2001 TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2268 by Bailey (Relating to a minimum personal leave program for faculty members at public institutions of higher education.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill requires institutions of higher education to adopt a minimum five day personal leave program for faculty members. Any unused personal leave under this program could not be carried forward from one academic year to the next. Institutions are assumed to absorb the costs of the additional leave. The University of Houston and the Texas State University Systems each estimate these institutional costs to be approximately $2.5 million per year. Other institutions and systems are likely to incur similar costs. Technology Impact N/A Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 781 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System LBB Staff: JK, CT, DB, DC