LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 14, 1997
TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2322, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Public Health By: Maxey
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2322 ( Relating
to the regulation of certain food establishment personnel; providing
an administrative penalty.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2322-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 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
The bill would provide for the regulation of certain food establishment
personnel by the Texas Department of Health. The bill would
require persons owning, conducting, managing, or operating a
food establishment to employ a food manager who holds a food
manager certificate. The bill would require the Board of Health
to adopt fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to administer
the provisions of the bill. The bill would authorize certain
types of local governments to enforce the regulation of certain
food establishment personnel. The bill contains administrative
penalty provisions. Administrative penalty amounts collected
would be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
The
bill would create a special account in the general revenue fund,
and costs and expenses collected on behalf on the department
in association with administrative hearings would be deposited
into this account. Funds in the account may only be appropriated
to the department.
Methodolgy
It is estimated that there are approximately 27,000 individuals
that would need to be certified. Eight full-time equivalent
positions would be added in order to provide for examinations,
enforcement, and other regulatory functions.
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 Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from of State
from General General Revenue Employees from
Revenue Fund Fund FY 1997
0001 0001
1998 ($406,334) $406,334 8.0
1998 (388,806) 388,806 8.0
2000 (388,806) 388,806 8.0
2001 (388,806) 388,806 8.0
2002 (388,806) 388,806 8.0
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 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
The bill would authorize local county governments to enforce
the regulation of food managers. The bill would authorize certain
units of local government to assess a fee for food manager examinations.
Source: Agencies:
501 Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK ,BB