LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 26, 2011

TO:	Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB992 by Castro (Relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.), As Passed 2nd House

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require institutions of higher education to inform students of the provisions of Section 51.907 of the Education Code that pertains to the limitations on the number of courses that may be dropped under certain circumstances. The bill would also amend statute as it relates to formula funding for certain excess credit hours. Any costs associated with the bill would be absorbed 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

LBB Staff:

JOB, SD, KK, GO