Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1678 by West (Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas at Dallas.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code relating to authorizing an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas at Dallas. The bill would allow the board of regents of the University of North Texas System to charge each student enrolled at the University of North Texas at Dallas an intercollegiate athletics fee in an initial amount not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour for each semester or summer session. The University of North Texas System estimates that fee would generate revenue of approximately $568,000 in fiscal year 2020, increasing to $690,000 by fiscal year 2024.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board