LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 3, 2001 TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1260 by Shapleigh (Relating to the authority of the comptroller to conduct performance reviews of general academic teaching institutions.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill amends the Government Code to authorize the Comptroller to conduct performance reviews of general academic teaching institutions. Reviews could be initiated by the Comptroller, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or the institution. If initiated by the institution, the institution would pay 25 percent of the cost of the review. The 76th Legislature approved funding for reviews of 20 public school districts in Texas. It is assumed that this funding would be sufficient to cover reviews at general academic teaching institutions, provided that it is the intent of the Legislature that these new reviews be counted as part of the 20 legislative-mandated school performance reviews. If the reviews were conducted in addition to the 20 current reviews at public school districts authorized, the cost to the state would be approximately $1.5 million ($750,000 per year) in General Revenue for the 2002-03 biennium. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 781 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, CT, KC