TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1750 by West (Relating to the requirements for employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program.), As Passed 2nd House

Under provisions of the bill, eligible institutions of higher education would be required to ensure that a certain percentage of the employment positions provided through the work-study program are provided by employers located off campus. The bill would require institutions that fail to comply with the requirements established by the bill to submit an annual report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The bill requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board to submit a biennial report on the work study program to the legislature.

The bill would not have a state fiscal impact to the program because it would only impact the type of employment positions supported through the program. Several institutions indicated that their allocations through the Texas college work-study program could be impacted. As a result, departments within the institutions which rely on work-study support would have to replace work-study students with other staff. This analysis assumes that any costs for institutions of higher education and the Higher Education Coordinating Board to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.