LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 8, 2013

TO:	Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB67 by Nelson (Relating to reporting requirements for institutions of higher education conducting human stem cell research.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require institutions of higher education to report expenditures on human embryonic stem cell research and adult stem cell research to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to submit this information to the legislature no later than January 1 of each year. 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:

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