LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 18, 2017

TO:	Honorable Donna Campbell, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border Security
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1845 by Campbell (Relating to the development of transferable degree or certificate program curricula for which qualified veterans or military service members may be awarded course credit based on military service.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill relates to the development of transferable degree or certificate program curricula for which qualified veterans or military service members may be awarded course credit based on military service. Based on the analysis provided by institutions of higher education, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Higher Education Coordinating Board, it is assumed that 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:

320 Texas Workforce Commission, 403 Veterans Commission, 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, LBO, DEH, GO, GGo