LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 22, 2011

TO:	Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1005 by Van de Putte (Relating to fair treatment of all providers of instructional materials to students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require institutions of higher education not to discriminate among providers of textbooks or other instruction materials in conducting activities of the institution relating to student access to those materials. Provisions of the bill would be implemented within existing resouces.

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, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, KK, RT, GO