LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 6, 1997
TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2482
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-As Introduced
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.
Current law already exempts from licensure the
following child-care facilities and child-placing agencies:
1) an educational facility serving children in kindergarten
or higher that is a member of an organization requiring compliance
with standards equal to standards required by state codes, 2)
an educational facility offering educational programs for children
age five and above that does not provide custodial care for
more than two hours per day, and 3) a kindergarten or preschool
educational program that does not provide custodial care for
more than two hours per day and is operated as part of certain
public schools or private schools accredited by the Central
Education Agency. Therefore, it is assumed that any additional
costs or revenues associated with the new alternative accreditation
program for child-care facilities, child-placing agencies, and
child-care administrators would be insignificant.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies:
405 Department of Public Safety
530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,NM