TO: | Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2978 by Morrison (relating to engineering recruitment programs established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. ), Committee Report 2nd House, As Amended |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | ($3,700,000) |
2009 | ($6,300,000) |
2010 | ($8,500,000) |
2011 | ($10,400,000) |
2012 | ($12,300,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2008 | ($3,700,000) |
2009 | ($6,300,000) |
2010 | ($8,500,000) |
2011 | ($10,400,000) |
2012 | ($12,300,000) |
Fiscal Year | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
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2008 | 1.0 |
2009 | 1.0 |
2010 | 1.0 |
2011 | 1.0 |
2012 | 1.0 |
The costs associated with the summer bridge program and the scholarship program will be addressed separately.
The Coordinating Board estimates that a one week summer camp with 20 participants costs on average $10,000 to execute. Some institutions will want to hold four to six sessions. Some institutions will want to hold only one session, based on demand from high school students. If the average number of sessions is two, the program would cost an estimated $380,000 per summer.
The Coordinating Board estimates that the total number of eligible students for scholarships is close to 5,500, given the eligibility parameters and graduation within six years for engineers. They estimate that with average tuition of $5,300 and an average cost for books and supplies of $1,000 the total projected cost would be approximately $35 million. If the State were to fund the two programs at $10 million for the 2008-09 biennium, the Coordinating Board estimates that approximately 515 scholarships would be awarded in the first year using approximately $3.3 million of the appropriation. In fiscal year 2009, approximately $5.9 million would be used to fund scholarships for both initial and renewal awards. The Coordinating Board also indicates that they would need one additional program technician to administer the program at a cost of $56,498 per year.
Source Agencies: | 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 783 University of Houston System Administration
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JSp, MN, RT, GO
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