LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 5, 1995
TO: Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 621
Committee on State Affairs By: Harris, Chris
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
621 (Relating to the requirement that licensing agencies share
certain background information with regard to license applicants
and license holders.) 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 require the Department of Licensing and Regulation
to operate and maintain a clearinghouse for the gathering and
dissemination of information on license holders and applicants
for a license in the state. All licensing agencies would be
required to send information to the department. Only those
licensing agencies that receive information from the
clearinghouse would be required to enter into an interagency
contract with the Department of Licensing and Regulation to pay
for the cost of operating the clearinghouse. Because the costs
would be paid out of interagency contracts, there would be no net
gain in revenue to the state.
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
Year of General Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $223,450 2.0
1997 92,150 2.0
1998 92,150 2.0
1999 92,150 2.0
2000 92,150 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: Department of Licensing and Regulation
LBB Staff: JK, LR, DF