LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 28, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2097
          Committee on Insurance                              By: Uher
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2097 ( Relating 
to risk pools established by political subdivisions to provide 
health and accident coverage.) this office has detemined the 
following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2097-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.  The increased qualifications for risk pool 
administrators may increase risk pool operating costs for political 
subdivisions.
          
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                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,BK