LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 2, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Fred M. Bosse, Chair, House Committee on Civil
               Practices
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2885  by Gallego (Relating to mandatory venue for
               actions brought against certain public institutions of
               higher education or against certain officers or
               employees of those institutions.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require any action filed against an institution of higher
education or one of its employees or officers to be brought in the
county where the chief executive officer of the institution is located.
The University of Texas System and its components would be exempt from
the requirement.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   781   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 302
                   Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, KC