LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 16, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2481, As Engrossed
          Committee on Health & Human Services                              By: Swinford
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2481 ( Relating 
to faith-based chemical dependency treatment programs and counselors.) 
this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2481-As Engrossed
         
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.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         517   Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,MG