LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 8, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB146 by Williams (Relating to access by a public institution of higher education to the criminal history record information of certain persons seeking to reside in on-campus housing.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Under provisions of the bill, an institution of higher education is entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety criminal history record information that relates to a student, or to an applicant for admission as a student, who applies to reside in on-campus housing at the institution.  The criminal history record obtained may be used by the chief of police or by the institution's housing office only for the purpose of evaluating current students or applicants for enrollment who apply to reside in on-campus housing.  The criminal history may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject.  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:

UP, KK, SK, GO