TO: | Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3443 by Howard, Donna (Relating to the creation of the Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Partnership Grant Program.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2008 | ($3,934,652) |
2009 | ($3,934,652) |
2010 | ($4,069,652) |
2011 | ($6,569,652) |
2012 | ($7,224,462) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|
2008 | ($3,934,652) |
2009 | ($3,934,652) |
2010 | ($4,069,652) |
2011 | ($6,569,652) |
2012 | ($7,224,462) |
Fiscal Year | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
---|---|
2008 | 3.0 |
2009 | 3.0 |
2010 | 3.0 |
2011 | 3.0 |
2012 | 3.0 |
The bill creates the Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Partnership Grant Program to increase the number of nurses in
The Board would conduct two grant competitions, beginning in fiscal year 2008. One would be a competition for large, three-year grants, each averaging $500,000 per year, for the period of fiscal year 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Coordinating Board would expect to receive nine proposals in the competition and award five grants. The competition would be repeated for the grant period for fiscal year 2011-2013. The Higher Education Coordinating Board estimates that, in this second round of grant competition, 10 proposals would receive grant awards, each averaging $500,000 per year, for that three-year period.
The second competition to be held in fiscal year 2008 would be for smaller, two-year grants, each averaging $135,000 per year, for 2008 and 2009. The Coordinating Board would receive 18 proposals in the competition and award nine grants. The competition would be repeated for fiscal year 2010-11 and fiscal year 2012-13. They estimate that 10 proposals would receive grant awards, each averaging $135,000 per year, for the second round of two-year grants to be awarded in fiscal year 2010. In fiscal year 2012, 15 proposals would receive grants, each averaging $135,000 per year, for the third round of two-year grants to be awarded.
Based on these assumptions, the Coordinating Board estimates that grant funding needed for the five-year period is as follows: $3.7 million in both fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009; $3.8 million in fiscal year 2010; $6.3 million in fiscal year 2011; and $7 million in fiscal year 2012.
The Coordinating Board also estimates it would need to hire one Program Director and one Administrative Assistant III (2 FTEs total) to administer the program. Total costs associated with salaries and benefits, overhead, and travel for the additional FTEs is $138,678 per year. The Board of Nurse Examiners estimates it would need one additional program specialist to implement provisions of the bill at a cost of $80,974 per year for salary, benefits and travel.
Source Agencies: | 507 Board of Nurse Examiners, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, RT, GO
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