LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2003

TO:	Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB613 by Castro (Relating to requiring institutions of higher education to use uniform grading methods for each class or section of the same course.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require institutions of higher education to ensure that a uniform grading policy is used to determine the final grade for a course.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has indicated that all public higher education institutions in Texas use a 4.0 grading scale.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff:	JK, CT, PF, MG