LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 9, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2400, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
          Committee on Economic Development                              By: Garcia
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2400 ( Relating 
to family and medical leave for certain employees; providing 
a civil penalty.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2400-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill provides for family and medical leave for certain 
employees and applies to all employers in the state who employ 
50 or more employees.  Under this bill, employers would be required 
to provide up to twelve workweeks of leave to eligible employees. 
 This legislation is very similar to the federal Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993.  This bill establishes provisions 
an employee's length of employment for eligibility.  The Workforce 
Commission is authorized to investigate any violations of provisions 
in this bill. Any costs incurred would be the result of these 
investigations.

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