LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 24, 2019

TO:	Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB330 by Zaffirini (relating to the award of a grant under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program to certain students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend sections of the Educational Code as it relates to financial aid awards under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) program. Based on information provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board, the number of students eligible for the TEOG program would increase by approximately 350 students in fiscal year 2020 and 425 students in fiscal year 2021. This increase is not considered significant.

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, 980 Southwest Texas Junior College

LBB Staff:

WP, JGAn, DEH, GO