LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 10, 1997 TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1439, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Committee on Human Services By: Hilderbran House 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-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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. Source: Agencies: 324 Department of Human Services LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,PP