LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 11, 2001 TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB989 by Ogden (Relating to the mission of Prairie View A&M University.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** This bill changes the stated mission of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). It deletes language defining PVAMU students as students "with latent aptitudes, talents, and abilities". This is the language recommended in the Priority Plan to Strengthen Education at Prairie View University and at Texas Southern University, based on the Recommendations of the Committee on Office for Civil Rights Issues for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, October 2000 (the "Priority Plan"). Changing the mission statement of an institution does not, in itself, affect the appropriation for that institution or the costs of operating the institution. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 781 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 715 Prairie View A&M University LBB Staff: JK, CT, HM