LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 3, 2007

TO:	Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1231 by Zaffirini (Relating to refunding tuition and mandatory fees at institutions of higher education for dropped courses and student withdrawals.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Section 54.006 of the Education Code as it relates to refunding tuition and mandatory fees at institutions of higher education for dropped courses and student withdrawals. The bill establishes parameters for a summer session refund schedule based on the duration of the summer term.  If the term is 12 weeks or longer, the refund policy will be the same as Fall and Spring semesters.  Shorter term summer sessions have a proportional adjustment to the refund period.  Higher education institutions would implement provisions of the bill within 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, 758 Texas State University System, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, RT, GO