LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 17, 2013

TO:	Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1531 by Seliger (relating to providing information to entering undergraduate students at certain general academic teaching institutions to promote timely graduation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require each general academic teaching institution, other than a public state college, to provide to each first-time entering undergraduate student, including each undergraduate student who transfers to the institution, certain information related to graduation, including total academic costs and average earnings. 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, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

UP, KK, SK, GO