LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Mike Moncrief, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Health & Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB31  by Zaffirini (Relating to providing information
               about bacterial meningitis to students of institutions of
               higher education.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
to prescribe procedures on the dissemination of information about
bacterial meningitis to new students (including transfer students) at
State higher education institutions.  The THECB would work with the
Texas Department of Health (TDH) to develop the information content and
to establish an advisory committee to assist in determining methods for
dissemination.  The THECB and TDH would also be responsible for
encouraging private and independent institutions to provide the
information to their new students.  Information on bacterial meningitis
could be distributed through current dissemination methods at little or
no cost.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   781   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, CT, KC