LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 9, 2017

TO:	Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2895 by Price (Relating to the requirement that certain public institutions of higher education post mental health resources on the institution's Internet website.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require general academic teaching institutions, medical and dental units, public junior colleges, public state colleges and public technical institutes to provide a web site with mental health resources available to students, whether or not those resources were provided by the institution. An institution would be required to certify compliance with this requirement to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. An institution would be required to meet the bill's requirements by December 1, 2017.

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, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

UP, KCA, DEH, THo