LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 25, 2017

TO:	Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2421 by Howard (Relating to an annual report on employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to submit an annual report on the Texas College Work Study Program to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, and to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education. The bill specifies the type of information that would have to be included in the report, including demographic and other data.

The bill would take immediate effect if it receives a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2017.  The first report as required by the bill would be due by January 1, 2018.

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, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

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