LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 5, 2011

TO:	Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1726 by Zaffirini (Relating to the development of measurable learning outcomes for undergraduate courses at public institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill relates to the development of measurable learning outcomes for certain undergraduate courses at public institutions of higher education. Under provisions of the bill, each institution of higher education would identify, adopt, and make available for public inspection measurable learning outcomes for certain undergraduate courses offered by the institution. The institutions could adopt learning outcomes under the new provision that are the same as or based on those identified for that that course by the institution's recognized accrediting agency. Provisions of this bill would be implemented within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

720 The University of Texas System Administration, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 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, SDE, SK