LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 26, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3054  by Rangel (Relating to student financial aid to
               supplement a TEXAS grant for a student of an institution
               of higher education.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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An institution cannot charge a TEXAS Grant recipient more tuition and
fees than the statewide average.  The bill allows institutions to make
up the difference between their higher tuition and fees and the
statewide average with loans or Pell grants. These student financial aid
funds are not appropriated.  Therefore, no fiscal impact to the State is
anticipated.
  
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, KC