LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 16, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2482, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Human Services                              By: Smithee
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2482 ( Relating 
to the establishment of an accreditation program for child-care 
facilities and child-placing agencies as an alternative to state 
licensure providing a criminal penalty.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2482-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would amend Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code 
to establish a registration program for child-care facilities 
and child-placing agencies which are accredited by a private 
organization that requires compliance with standards that are 
substantially similar to, or exceed, the state's minimum licensing 
standards. It would also amend Chapter 43 of the Human Resources 
Code to authorize child-care administrators to practice without 
a license if they are accredited by a private organization that 
has qualifications that are substantially similar to, or exceed, 
the state's qualifications.

According to the Department of 
Protective and Regulatory Services, current law already exempts 
from regulation many of the child-care facilities and child-placing 
agencies that would be eligible for registration under the proposed 
bill. In addition, the department does not anticipate a significant 
reduction in workload if the provision relating to child-care 
administrators is implemented.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         530   Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB