LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 31, 2015

TO:	Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1466 by Watson (Relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill amends the definition of medical schools for the Family Practice Residency Program and Resident Physician Expansion Grant Program to include the medical school at The University of Texas at Austin, the medical school at The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley and the medical education program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. This analysis assumes that any costs for the Higher Education Coordinating Board to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current 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, EMu, DEH, EH