LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 24, 2025

TO:	Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB2615 by Creighton (relating to restricting remote work by employees of public institutions of higher education.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Based on information provided by institutions of higher education, there could be a potential fiscal impact related to remote faculty members that teach within online degree programs.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 717 Texas Southern University, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 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, 966 Howard College, 978 San Jacinto College

LBB Staff:

JMc, FV, LBO, CPo, GO