LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 13, 2009

TO:
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB2351 by Ogden (Relating to a student health services fee at component institutions of The Texas A&M University System and to authorizing the financing, construction, maintenance, and improvement of health facilities with the fee at the institutions.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Under provisions of the bill, Texas A&M University-College Station would be allowed to collect a student health servies fee not to exceed $100 for each regular semester and $50 for each summer session.  The fee could not be increased by more than ten percent of the fee in place as of January 1, 2009 without a vote for the increase by the majority of students. All other component institutions of the Texas A&M University System could charge up to $75 for the student health services fee for a regular semester and $25 for a summer session with the exception of Prairie View A&M University, which is limited to $30 and $12.50 respectively under current law.

The bill would allow revenue from the fee to be used for financing, constructing, maintaining, and improving new and existing health facilities.


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