LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 13, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1439, As Engrossed
          Committee on Health & Human Services                              By: Hilderbran
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1439 ( Relating 
to use of financial assistance granted to persons with dependent 
children.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1439-As Engrossed
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 

         
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 have no significant fiscal implication 
to the State given the following assumptions:

a)  The bill 
would not require the Department of Human Service (DHS) to increase 
investigation of benefit use.

b)  The bill would not require 
the use of state funds to purchase point of sale devices located 
in businesses that sell medicine, medical supplies, or medical 
equipment.

c)  The resources required to conduct and evaluate 
the pilot project would not represent a significant fiscal impact 
to DHS. 
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
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                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB