TO: | Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2518 by Menendez (relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccaluareate degree programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2010 | ($250,000) |
2011 | ($250,000) |
2012 | ($165,000) |
2013 | ($165,000) |
2014 | ($165,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
---|---|
2010 | ($250,000) |
2011 | ($250,000) |
2012 | ($165,000) |
2013 | ($165,000) |
2014 | ($165,000) |
The bill would direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to authorize the creation of one Bachelor of Applied Technology (B.A.T.) degree program at an unspecified community college district, provided the program is in the field of applied science or applied technology, or if the district currently offers an existing B.A.T. program.
The bill would not require a state contribution to fund the B.A.T. program authorized by the bill.
However, in the past, the state has provided two sorts of support for the three existing pilot B.A.T. programs: start-up funding and formula funding.
Start-up Funding: Assuming $0.25 million in start-up funding is provided by the state in the fiscal year 2010-11 biennium, the start-up cost for the single new B.A.T. program would total $0.25 million.
Formula Funding: Using current formula contribution levels for the three existing B.A.T. programs (averaging about $165,000 per year per district) as an estimated measure of the annual formula contribution cost for the new B.A.T. program, the formula funding cost would be about $165,000 per year, starting in fiscal year 2012.
Source Agencies: | 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KK, RT, JAW
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