LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 10, 1997
TO: Honorable Pete Patterson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1577
Committee on Agriculture & Livestock By: Uher
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1577 ( Relating
to peer assistance programs for licensed veterinarians.) this
office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1577-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a
net negative impact of $(12,000) 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 require that administrative penalty fees be
used as the only source to fund the Peer Assistance program
for the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. Current law
allows the Board to assess a surcharge on each veterinary license
for the peer assistance program. The bill would create a new
General Revenue-dedicated account.
Methodolgy
The peer assistance program is funded based on collected revenue.
An annual amount of $15,408 is projected to be collected in
revenue from surcharges on the license fees in fiscal years
1998 and 1999. The average annual amount of administrative
penalty fees generated over the past five years is $6,000, these
fees have been deposited into the General Revenue Fund and not
appropriated to the peer assistance program for the Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners.
The impact of this bill would
be a loss to the General Revenue Fund of ($6,000), and a reduction
of 61% in funding for the agency's Peer Assistance program at
the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
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 Probable Revenue Probable Revenue
Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from
from General General Revenue New - GR Dedicated
Revenue Fund Fund
0001 0001 NEW-DED
1998 $15,408 ($21,408) $6,000
1998 15,708 (21,708) 6,000
2000 15,708 (21,708) 6,000
2001 15,708 (21,708) 6,000
2002 15,708 (21,708) 6,000
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 ($6,000)
1999 (6,000)
2000 (6,000)
2001 (6,000)
2002 (6,000)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government
is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 578 Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,ER