LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 15, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2626, As Engrossed
          Committee on Health & Human Services                              By: Delisi
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2626 ( Relating 
to the creation of a statewide preceptorship program in public 
health settings.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2626-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. 
         

         
 
Similar annual fiscal implications The Board would administer 
the program as an extension of existing preceptorship programs 
in internal medicine and pediatrics at no additional cost to 
the state.  Additional funds could be provided by the Legislature 
for this program.  It is also assumed that while medical schools 
and nonprofit facilities may incur  some costs in overseeing 
or operating the preceptorships, those costs would be covered 
in the allocation from the Coordinating Board.
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   781   Higher Education Coordinating Board
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,LP ,CF