LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session May 18, 1995 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 883, Committee on Health & Human Services as engrossed Senate By: McDonald Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 883 (Relating to the regulation of certain nursing practices.) this office has determined the following: The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners to distribute a newsletter, at least twice a year, to licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and their employers. Assuming the newsletter is distributed to 36,000 LVNs, the Board estimates the cost per year to be $72,000. The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows: Fiscal Probable Cost Out Year of General Revenue Fund 001 1996 $72,000 1997 72,000 1998 72,000 1999 72,000 2000 72,000 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Board of Nurse Examiners, Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners LBB Staff: JK, JF, DF