LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session April 2, 1995 TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1193 Committee on Human Services By: Berlanga House of Representatives Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 1193 (Relating to the regulation of orthotists and prosthetists; providing a civil penalty.) 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 would regulate the licensure of orthotists and prosthetists by creating the Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics within the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. The Governor would appoint the six-member Board. The bill would require the director of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission to appoint an Executive Director to administer the Act. The bill also would require the Board to set fees to meet the expenses of regulating orthotists and prosthetists. The bill permits the Board to collect fees for licenses, license renewals, examinations, and other administrative expenses. The bill authorizes but does not require the agency to charge fees to cover costs. For the purposes of this estimate it is assumed fees would be charged, however, if no fees were set by the Board there would be no gain to the General Revenue Fund. The bill would have no fiscal implication on units of local government. 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 Probable Revenue Change in Year of General Gain to General Number of State Revenue Fund 001 Revenue Fund 001 Employees from FY 1995 1996 $102,834 $102,834 2.0 1997 97,834 97,834 2.0 1998 97,834 97,834 2.0 1999 97,834 97,834 2.0 2000 97,834 97,834 2.0 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: Rehabilitation Commission LBB Staff: JK, MU, JF, DF