LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 28, 2011

TO:	Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2688 by Lucio III (Relating to the amount of a scholarship awarded under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill relates to the amount of a scholarship awarded under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. The bill amends Section 61.9774(b) of the Education Code to clarify that any remaining scholarship monies shall be paid to a student after deductions are made from the scholarship if the student is receiving payments under military contract.

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, KM, RT, GO