LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
                                Revision 1
  
                              April 18, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB599  by Shapleigh (Relating to long-range planning for
               higher education.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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(This fiscal note revision of Senate Bill 599 was done to match the
fiscal note for House 1799, a companion bill.)


The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
to develop a long-range statewide plan to provide information to policy
makers.  The purpose of the plan would be to ensure that institutions of
higher education meet the needs of each region of the state for higher
education services and that adequate services are equally accessible to
residents of each region of the state.  THECB would identify programs or
fields of study for areas which have/are projected to have unmet need for
services and make recommendations to the legislature to address the
unmet need.  The plan would be revised periodically based upon research
findings.

THECB estimates annual costs for staffing, travel, operating and
associated costs, and equipment.  However, these amounts should not
significantly 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, DB, KC