BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1620
                                            By: Junell (Montford)
                                                          Finance
                                                         05-19-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Current law authorizes the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to
establish by rule and collect reasonable and necessary fees to
produce sufficient revenue to cover the costs of administering the
Veterinary Licensing Act.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1620 allows the Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners to raise examination and license renewal fees by $200,
and provides for the allocation of the revenue to the foundation
school fund and the general revenue fund.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Article 8890, V.T.C.S. (Veterinary Licensing
Act), by adding Section 25, as follows:

     Sec.  25.  (a)  Provides that the license renewal fee
     established by the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
     imposed by or under another section of this Act is increased
     by $200.
     
     (b)  Requires $50, of each fee increase collected, to be
       deposited to the credit of the foundation school fund and
       $150 to be deposited to the credit of the general revenue
       fund.  Provides that this subsection applies to the
       disposition of each fee increase regardless of any other
       provision of the law providing for a different disposition
       of funds.
       
       (c)  Provides that the increase in the license renewal fee
       described in Subsection (a) of this section does not apply
       to certain license holders.
       
       SECTION 2.   Effective date:  September 1, 1995.  
           Makes application of this Act prospective.
SECTION 3. Emergency clause.