LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 21, 2015

TO:	Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2790 by Raymond (Relating to measures to ensure certain adopted students are informed regarding their eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at certain institutions of higher education.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Education Code to require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to ensure that the common application admissions forms for institutions of higher education collect information necessary to determine if an applicant is eligible for an exemption from tuition and fees as an adopted student formerly in foster or other residential care.

The bill would also require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules requiring institutions of higher education to send information about the exemption for adopted students formerly in foster or other residential care to eligible applicants.

Based on the analysis of information provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant 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, EMu, DEH, EH, ED