LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 8, 2007

TO:	Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB960 by Herrero (Relating to a policy regulating the use of the textbooks required for certain courses offered by public institutions of higher education.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the governing board of each institution of higher education that offers courses in the core curriculum to adopt a policy regulating the use of textbooks required for the core curriculum. Higher education institutions would be able to implement provisions of the bill with 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, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, RT, GO