LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 27, 2021

TO:	Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB581 by Hinojosa (Relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the inclusion of suicide prevention information on student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education. Although the bill could result in some costs for institutions of higher education, the institutions have indicated that the bill could be implemented within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

710 Texas A&M Univ System Admin, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin, 769 UNT System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 Univ of Houston Sys Admin

LBB Staff:

JMc, LBO, GO