LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 14, 2007

TO:	Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on S/C on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2639 by Smithee (Relating to risk management programs for members and advisors of student organizations at public and private postsecondary educational institutions and to certain insurance requirements for fraternities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require each student organization registered at the institution to have representatives of the organization attend a risk management program provided by the institution at less once a year. Health-related institutions, and institutions that offer only upper-division, graduate level or professional courses would not be required to provide the risk management program. Advisors of student organizations, who have not previously attended a risk management program, would also be required to attend. An institution may allow an advisor to complete a computer-based risk assesement program to satisfy the attendance requirements. The institution may impose reasonable sanctions on a person who does not attend the program. Provisions of the bill would be implemented within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

454 Department of Insurance, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, RT, GO