Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB382 by Canales (Relating to public junior college district branch campuses, including a requirement that the South Texas Community College District adopt and implement a plan to expand opportunity for instructional programs in a certain location.), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code relating to public junior college district branch campuses. The bill would allow South Texas Community College District to adopt and implement a plan to expand opportunity for certain instructional programs in Edcouch or Elsa beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year.
Based on information provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board, it is assumed that there would be a cost to General Revenue from an increase in formula funding for South Texas College due to additional students enrolling in the new instructional programs generating additional contact hours and success points for formula funding. The cost would not be seen until at least fiscal year 2021, as formula funding is provided to institutions based on student data prior to the biennium to be funded. However, this analysis assumes the increase in formula funding for additional students enrolling in classes at the new programs would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
There could be additional costs for South Texas College to implement the provisions of the bill. However, it is assumed any additional costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would be funded with institutional funds.