TO:	Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1457 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the consolidation of certain graduate programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.), As Introduced

The bill would allow The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, with the proper approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and The University of Texas Board of Regents, to jointly prescribe courses and jointly conduct graduate programs with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston related to the fields of population and public health. Based on analysis of agency responses, it is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.

While the provisions of the bill would not impact total formula funding for the 2022-23 biennium, the allowance for courses in public health at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center could impact formula funding distributions within the Instruction and Operations formula in future biennia.

Local Government Impact

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