LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                           May 5, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair          IN RE: Committee Substitute
         Committee on Juvenile Justice and      for
         Family Issues                                       House Bill No.
         House of Representatives               2572
         Austin, Texas                                  By: Brady









FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
2572 (Relating to foster care and placement of certain children.)
this office has determined the following:

The bill would require the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services to develop swift adoption teams to expedite
the process of placing a child under the jurisdiction of the
department for adoption.  There are possible costs to the
department in recruiting and retaining potential adoptive
families which could be offset by a saving in foster care
payments.  However, the net fiscal implication to the State
cannot be determined.

No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
    

    







Source:   LBB Staff: JK, BR, RR