LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 18, 1995
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: House BillNo. 1053,
Committee on Health & Human Services as engrossed
Senate By: Raymond, et al.
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1053 (Relating to funding for victims of family violence.) this
office has determined the following:
The bill directs the Department of Human Services to establish an
emergency assistance program to benefit victims of family
violence. It requires the department to amend the Title IV-A
State plan to include family violence services. The federal
government provides a 50/50 match rate for Title IV-A Emergency
Assistance funds.
The amount of Title IV-A Emergency Assistance federal funds in FY
96/97 would be dependent on the amount of general revenue
available to be used for the Family Violence strategy.
The establishment of the emergency assistance program is
addressed by TPR initiative, HHS 18.
Estimates below are dependent upon sufficient general revenue
being available draw federal match under Title IV-A and the
assumption that federal funds will not be capped. In order to
draw the federal funds identified below an equal amount of
unmatched general revenue would be needed.
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 Change in Number
Year of Federal Funds of State Employees
from FY1995
1996 $3,041,000
1997 6,083,000
1998 6,083,000
1999 6,083,000
2000 6,083,000
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
The fiscal implication to units of local government cannot be
determined.
Source: Department of Human Services, Criminal Justice Policy
Council
LBB Staff: JK, MU, DF