LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 3, 2025

TO:
Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1401 by West (relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish the Texas Child Mental Health Professions Pipeline Program and encourage participating institutions to develop pipeline programs for the purpose of providing a clear, guided pathway for public junior colleges to transfer to a participating institution to pursue a baccalaureate degree or a postbaccalaureate degree or certificate leading to licensure and practice in certain mental health professions. It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the program by participating institutions or the Higher Education Coordinating Board would be implemented within existing resources. 

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 717 Texas Southern University, 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:
JMc, FV, LBO, GO