LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 1, 1995
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 269
Committee on Health & Human Services By: Truan
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
269 (Relating to the identification of children suffering from
lead poisoning and to control measures for lead contamination;
providing civil penalties.) 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 make childhood lead poisoning a reportable health
condition. The bill would specify program services that the
Department of Health, either directly, or through approved
providers, would provide to children with lead poisoning. The
Department could charge fees for the provision of services and
require providers to charge fees.
The bill would also authorize the Department of Health to
investigate the causes of childhood lead poisoning, the sources
of lead contamination, and methods to prevent poisoning and
environmental contamination. The commissioner, or a health
authority with the concurrence of the commissioner, would be able
to order residences, child care facilities or other public places
frequented by children quarantined if it were found that these
areas were or might be contaminated with dangerous concentrations
of lead. Injunctions could be brought against persons violating
certain provisions of the bill.
The bill would take effect September 1, 1995, except for
Subchapters C and E, Health and Safety Code, as added by the
bill, which would take effect January 1, 1996.
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 $287,575 $55,046 5.0
1997 309,504 61,535 6.0
1998 359,658 74,123 7.0
1999 409,812 86,662 8.0
2000 391,312 82,037 8.0
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: Office of the Attorney General, Real Estate Commission,
Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK, AZ, KF, DF