LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 6, 2009

TO:	Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1799 by Zaffirini (Relating to the adoption of rules by the supreme court relating to the nonrenewal of the license of an attorney who defaults on a student loan administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the adoption of rules by the supreme court relating to the nonrenewal of the license of an attorney who defaults on a student loan administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The bill authorizes the Supreme Court of Texas to adopt rules relating to the nonrenewal of the license of a lawyer who defaults on a student loan. To the extent the bill would allow the Court to adopt new rules, the rules change is not anticipated to significantly change the number of defaults on student loans administered by the Coordinating Board.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in both houses. If the bill does not receive the two-thirds votes, it would take effect September 1, 2009.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, JP, TB