LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 2, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2514  by Garcia (Relating to the grade point average of
               and imposition of a fee on a student who repeats a course
               at a public institution of higher education.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill should produce additional local revenue to institutions as a
result of the new fee for repeating a course.  However, these fees are
auxiliary in nature and do not impact state appropriations.
  
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, DC