LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 31, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1639
          Committee on Economic Development                              By: Raymond
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1639 ( Relating 
to the creation and operation of the Texans Work program and 
the establishment of the Texas employment and training account.) 
this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1639-As Introduced
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
The bill would implement Texas Performance Review (TPR) recommendation 
WF5 in Disturbing the Peace:  The Challenge of Change in Texas 
Government.  The bill would establish a new, dedicated Texas 
Employment and Training Account within the General Revenue Fund 
0001, to be used only for the payment of training stipends and 
for other authorized training activities. The account would 
be composed of employer contributions and state matching funds 
obtained through the block grant received by the state under 
the JOBS training program.  It is assumed that the cost of implementation 
would be borne by existing personnel and resources at the Texas 
Workforce Commission and the Department of Human Services.


No 
fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   324   Department of Human Services
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,RA