LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 31, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2400
          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-As Introduced
         
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, however, does not establish 
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:   302   Office of the Attorney General
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,RA