LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session February 17, 1997 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 567 Committee on Economic Development By: Oliveira House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB567 ( Relating to the operation and administration of the state unemployment compensation system.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB567-As Introduced Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. Fiscal Analysis This bill would allow the Texas Workforce Commission to use General Revenue Account 165 to fund enforcement activites related to the Chapters 51, 61 and 62 of the Labor Code. Additionally, the bill provides for a less expensive method of notifying people who are delinquent in payments to the Commission. Methodolgy Section 10 of the bill allows the use of regular postage, instead of registered mail, to notify people who are delinquent on payments. This would result in savings from postage costs. The probable fiscal implications of Implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows: Five Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number Savings/(Cost) of State from Federal Funds Employees from FY 1997 0555 1998 $32,789 0.0 1998 32,789 0.0 2000 32,789 0.0 2001 32,789 0.0 2002 32,789 0.0 Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds: The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds during each of the first five years is estimated as follows: Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative) General Revenue Related Funds Funds 1998 $0 1999 0 2000 0 2001 0 2002 0 Similar annual fiscal implications The impact described above would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,TH ,JA