LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 25, 2001
TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
Education
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB924 by Barrientos (Relating to a uniform strategy to
ensure that public institutions of higher education
employ faculty and staff who reflect the population of
Texas.), Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB924, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended: negative impact of *
* $(48,494) through the biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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The bill would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to
develop and update a uniform strategy to be used by institutions of
higher education to identify, attract, hire, and retain faculty and
staff reflecting the population of the state.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(26,747) *
* 2003 (21,747) *
* 2004 (21,747) *
* 2005 (21,747) *
* 2006 (21,747) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Savings/(Cost) from State Employees from *
* General Revenue Fund Estimated Other FY 2001 *
* 0001 Educational and *
* General Income *
* Account/ *
* GR-Dedicated *
* 0770 *
* 2002 $(26,747) $(200,000) 0.5 *
* 2003 (21,747) (200,000) 0.5 *
* 2004 (21,747) (200,000) 0.5 *
* 2005 (21,747) (200,000) 0.5 *
* 2006 (21,747) (200,000) 0.5 *
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Technology Impact
Systems for collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data would need to be
developed.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
develop and update a uniform strategy to be used by institutions of
higher education to identify, attract, hire, and retain faculty and
staff reflecting the population of the state.
Methodology
THECB estimates General Revenue costs to the agency of $15,534 for a
part-time program technician and $6,213 for operating expenses in each
year. THECB estimates a General Revenue cost to the agency of $5,000 for
equipment in the first year only.
THECB estimates that higher education institutions would incur costs of
$200,000 statewide per year in Other Educational and General Funds for
programming, training, and system maintenance.
THECB estimated costs are based on a part-time employee to maintain the
database, minimal equipment, and minimal operating expenses. Costs for
the institutions are based upon estimated programming, training, and
maintenance needs.
Local Government Impact
THECB estimates that community colleges would incur annual costs of
approximately $236,000 statewide for data collection.
Source Agencies: 781 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: JK, CT, KC