Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB885 by Harris (Relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs by allowing Navarro College to offer a baccalaureate degree program if its junior college district had a taxable property valuation amount of not less than $4 billion in the preceding year.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 972 Navarro College