LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 23, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2626, As Passed 2nd House
          Speaker of the House                Delisi
          House of Representatives
          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 Passed 2nd House
         
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. 
         
 

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