LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 11, 1997 TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1945 Committee on Human Services By: Naishtat House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1945 ( Relating to the establishment of caseload standards for certain employees of the Texas Department of Human Services or the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1945-As Introduced 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. Fiscal implications of the bill would depend on caseload standards established by the Health and Human Services Commissioner. Any normative caseload standard per worker could require the Department of Human Services and the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to exceed their Full Time Equivalent (FTE) levels established by the legislature. This would be a cost to the General Revenue Fund. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 324 Department of Human Services 529 Health and Human Services Commission 530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,PP