LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 7, 2009

TO:	Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB4647 by Rios Ybarra (Relating to the change of the name of Texas A&M University--Kingsville to Texas A&I University.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB4647, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($899,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2011.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2010	($899,000)
2011	$0
2012	$0
2013	$0
2014	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1	Probable Savings/(Cost) from Institutional Funds 997
2010	($899,000)	($989,000)
2011	$0	$0
2012	$0	$0
2013	$0	$0
2014	$0	$0

Fiscal Analysis

Under provisions of the bill, the name of Texas A&M University - Kingsville would be changed to Texas A&I University. Based on estimates from the Texas A&M University System, the cost of changing the name would total $1.9 million in General Revenue and institutional funds.

Methodology

Estimated costs associated with the name change include approximately:

-$717,000 for signage, monuments and seals
-$426,000 for business and promotional notification/inventory
-$329,000 for forms, stationery, view book, catalogs
-$175,000 for technology, including websites and IT support
-$151,000 for other costs

It is assumed that these costs would be split between General Revenue and institutional funds.

An additional $90,000 for uniforms and athletic gear would be a cost to the institution's auxiliary funds.

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

LBB Staff:

JOB, KK, RT, SSh