LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 25, 2009

TO:	Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on International Relations & Trade
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1085 by Shapleigh (Relating to a report to the legislature regarding funding for campuses of public institutions of higher education located outside the United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Under provisions of the bill, each university system or institution of higher education that maintains a campus outside the United States would be required to submit to the Higher Education Coordinating Board a report with detailed information regarding the sources of funding for the campus. The bill would be implemented within current 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, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, RT, GO