TO:	Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1743 by Leach (Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.), As Engrossed

The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, to accept and process supplemental nutrition assistance program applications for inmates for the purposes of providing program benefits upon release. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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