LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 24, 2015

TO:
Honorable Kel Seliger, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1191 by Seliger (Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1191, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($262,500,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2016 ($131,250,000)
2017 ($131,250,000)
2018 ($131,250,000)
2019 ($131,250,000)
2020 ($131,250,000)




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1
2016 ($131,250,000)
2017 ($131,250,000)
2018 ($131,250,000)
2019 ($131,250,000)
2020 ($131,250,000)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would reallocate Higher Education Fund appropriations between eligible recipient institutions and increase the annual constitutional allocation for the Higher Education Fund from $262,500,000 each fiscal year to $393,750,000 in each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2016.

Methodology

The current annual appropriation level for the Higher Education Fund is $262,500,000. The bill would increase the annual allocation to $393,750,000, which would result in an annual cost of $131,250,000 in General Revenue beginning in fiscal year 2016.

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, 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
LBB Staff:
UP, EMu, DEH, ED