84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1887, Chapter 751 Page: 4 of 11
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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 27, 2015
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1887 by Muioz, Jr. (Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public
safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would establish a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley.
The bill would require South Texas College to administer the regional center in partnership with
political subdivisions and participating school districts in the Rio Grande Valley and provides that
the headquarters of the regional center would be located at South Texas College.
The bill would require the program or course curriculum at the regional center to satisfy
requirements imposed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for the regional center to
operate as a commission-approved training provider. The bill would allow the regional center to
solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source and would allow the
legislature to appropriate funds for the regional center.
It is assumed that there would be a cost to General Revenue from an estimated increase in formula
funding for South Texas College due to additional students enrolled in the regional center
generating additional contact hours and success points for formula funding. This cost would not
be seen until fiscal year 2018, as formula funding is provided to institutions based on student data
prior to the biennium to be funded. However, based on information provided by South Texas
College, this analysis assumes the increase in formula funding for the additional students
enrolling in classes at the regional center would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
Based on information provided by South Texas College, the institution would require
additional funding to implement the provisions of the bill, including funding for construction
of new infrastructure and facilities, specialized equipment, additional faculty and personnel, and
additional supplies and materials. According to South Texas College, the institution assumes anycosts associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would be paid out of institutional
bond proceeds, tuition and fees, and local property tax revenue.
Source Agencies: 407 Commission on Law Enforcement, 781 Higher Education
Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: UP, SD, EMu, DEH, ED, JAW, ESiPage 1 of 2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1887, Chapter 751, legislative document, June 17, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704659/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.