LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 14, 2001
TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
Education
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB940 by Bivins (Relating to the establishment of the
Joint Admission Medical Program to assist certain
economically disadvantaged students in preparing for and
succeeding in medical school.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB940, As Introduced: negative impact of $(4,174,000) 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(1,050,000) *
* 2003 (3,124,000) *
* 2004 (4,148,000) *
* 2005 (5,172,000) *
* 2006 (6,196,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(1,050,000) *
* 2003 (3,124,000) *
* 2004 (4,148,000) *
* 2005 (5,172,000) *
* 2006 (6,196,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill establishes the Joint Admission Medical Program to assist
certain economically disadvantaged students in preparing for and
succeeding in medical school. The program would be administered by a
council consisting of one faculty member from each medical school. The
program would recruit qualified high school students, award undergraduate
and graduate scholarships, award summer stipends, and guarantee the
admission of those students to at least one participating medical school.
The council could delegate its administrative functions to The University
of Texas System.
Methodology
This cost estimate is based on the participation of the seven public
Texas medical schools plus the Baylor College of Medicine, as specified
in the bill, and 31 general academic institutions. For fiscal year 2002,
the program is assumed to begin mid-year and therefore costs are fifty
percent of the regular annual cost. The program costs are annualized in
the second year of the program. Administrative costs are estimated to be
$150,000 per year beginning in the second year, with the first year's
cost being $75,000 for six months.
For fiscal year 2002, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
assumes costs of $200,000 for medical school advising at the eight
participating medical schools. This cost is annualized to $400,000 in
the second year of the program. The cost is calculated based on a full
year's cost of $50,000 for each of the eight medical schools.
Costs for undergraduate counseling at the 31 general academic
institutions would be an estimated $775,000 in the first year, annualized
to $1,550,000 in the second year of the program. This estimate is based
on a cost of $50,000 per institution.
In the second year of the program, new program costs are added for
implementation of the summer internship program and an undergraduate
scholarship program. Each program is estimated to cost $512,000
annually.
Program expansion and increased participation would generate additional,
estimated costs of $1,024,000 per year beginning in the third year of
the program.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 720 The University of Texas System, 763 UNT
Health Science Center , 739 Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center, 781 Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, 709 Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center
LBB Staff: JK, CT, MG