Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3296 by Castro (relating to alternative developmental education courses under the Texas Success Initiative for institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under provisions of the bill, if an institution of higher education requires a student to enroll in developmental coursework, the institution must offer the student the option of enrolling in developmental coursework in an intensive or compressed course-based format that allows the student to, to the extent possible, enroll in developmental courses without substantially conflicting with other coursework or the student’s overall academic progress. If under the rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Board the student is determined to be eligible to enroll in developmental courses offered in that format, the Board is required to adopt rules prescribing student eligibility criteria for enrolling in the intensive or compressed course-based format and requirements for appoving the use of an intensive compressed course-based format. The bill would be implemented within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 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