LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 4, 2011

TO:
Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
 
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1304 by Rodriguez (Relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill requires an institution of higher education that receives payment from another entity to conduct research, analysis, a survey, or other academic, scientific, or technical work and prepare a report of that work, to include in the report 1) a statement that the institution received payment to conduct the work and prepare the report, 2) the identity of the entity providing the payment, and 3) the amount of the payment.  Provisions of the bill would be implemented within existing 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, 783 University of Houston System Administration
LBB Staff:
JOB, KK, RT, GO