LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 7, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2777
          Committee on Human Services                              By: Junell
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2777 ( Relating 
to eligibility determination and service delivery of health 
and human services.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2777-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.  The bill would add a stipulation that use of savings 
resulting from streamlining and eliminating duplication of services 
for the further development of an integrated system and provision 
of health and human services would be determined by the General 
Appropriations Act.  The bill would allow the Health and Human 
Services Commission to automate the determination of client 
eligibility by contracting with a private firm, local government 
or other appropriate entity to conduct applicant processing 
if the commission determines that contracting may be effective 
and federal approval is received.
         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   529   Health and Human Services Commission
                                         304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,AZ