LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 24, 2005

TO:	Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on S/C on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB320 by Wentworth (Relating to admission to certain public institutions of higher education.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill repeals the statutory requirement requiring general academic institutions to admit applicant's that graduated in the top 10 percent of the student's high school graduating class. The institutions would be able to absorb changes to application and recruitment materials and on-line admission support programs within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Board of Regents, Texas State University System Central Office, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, CT, RT, GO