LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 11, 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:	SB511 by Deuell (Relating to public testimony at regular meetings of the governing board of a general academic teaching institution.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the governing board of each general academic teaching institution to adopt a policy that allows the public to present, for a reasonable amount of time and for any item on the agenda, both written and oral testimony at a regular meeting of the board and shall consider the public testimony presented to the board on an issue before making a decision on the issue.  This bill would take effect on September 1, 2005.

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, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, CT, RT, GO