LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

Revision 1

April 21, 2005

TO:	Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1227 by Shapiro (Relating to enrollment in public and private postsecondary educational institutions, to payment of the costs of attending those educational institutions, and to financial aid and other measures to assist students to pay those costs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill amends various section of the Education Code relating to financial aid. The bill renames the TEXAS Grant II program, as the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant program. The bill would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a comprehensive financial aid training program. The Higher Education Coordinating Board could implement provisions of the bill within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

JOB, CT, RT, GO