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 baccalaureate degree programs.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2010 | ($4,000,000) |
2011 | ($4,000,000) |
2012 | ($1,320,000) |
2013 | ($1,320,000) |
2014 | ($1,320,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
---|---|
2010 | ($4,000,000) |
2011 | ($4,000,000) |
2012 | ($1,320,000) |
2013 | ($1,320,000) |
2014 | ($1,320,000) |
The bill would direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to authorize the creation of an undetermined number of Bachelor of Applied Technology (B.A.T.) degree programs at certain community college districts (i.e. those districts currently offering a degree program in Fire Science). The THECB estimates the bill could result in up to eight community college districts choosing to offer a new B.A.T. program.
The bill would not require a state contribution to fund the B.A.T. programs 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: Using the THECB's assumption that eight districts would opt to offer new B.A.T. programs, and assuming $1.0 million in start-up funding is provided by the state in the fiscal year 2010-11 biennium, the start-up costs would total $4.0 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 eight new B.A.T. programs, the formula funding costs would be about $1.32 million 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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