LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 14, 1997
TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2875
Committee on Human Services By: Greenberg
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2875 ( Relating
to the authority of the Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services to prescribe minimum training for persons employed
in licensed child care facilities.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2875-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(531,420) to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Section 42.042 of the Human Resources Code
to require the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
(PRS) by rule to prescribe minimum training standards for employees
of regulated child-care facilities. The bill would require
PRS to offer training materials developed by the department
to child-care facilities, training institutions, or other providers
who would deliver the required training. The bill would also
require PRS to develop and disseminate the training materials
at its own cost.
Methodolgy
PRS has adopted rules prescribing minimum training standards
for employees of regulated child-care facilities. It is assumed
that the department would implement the provisions of the bill
by developing and disseminating training materials that cover
the minimum training standards. These standards require: 1)
20 hours of training per year for child-care directors, including
six hours in staff supervision or management, and six hours
in child development or early childhood education; 2) 20 hours
of training per year for caregivers in registered family homes,
covering a variety of topics such as child development; and
3) 15 hours of training per year for other child-care facility
staff, also covering a variety of topics such as child development.
It
is assumed that PRS would develop four 5-hour training modules
on child development and related topics that would meet the
minimum training requirements for registered family home caregivers
and other child-care facility staff. It is also assumed that
the department would develop one 6-hour training module on staff
supervision or management that, together with three of the 5-hour
training modules, would meet the minimum training requirements
for child-care directors. The cost to develop and test the
6-hour training module is estimated to be $65,200, and the cost
to develop and test each 5-hour training module is estimated
to be $54,300. These estimates are derived from the cost of
an existing contract ($86,901) between PRS and Texas A&M Extension
for the development of an 8-hour preservice training kit.
It
is assumed that PRS would develop the 6-hour training module
and one 5-hour training module during the first year of implementation.
The agency would distribute the 6-hour training module to 8,834
child-care directors, and the 5-hour training module to 21,498
child-care facilities, during the second year of implementation
at a cost of $10 per item. The agency would develop two additional
5-hour modules during the second year, one additional 5-hour
module during the third year, one 6-hour module revision during
the fourth year, and one 5-hour module revision during the fifth
year. Each 5-hour module and module revision would be distributed
to nearly 22,000 child care facilities at a cost of $10 per
item. The 6-hour module revision would be distributed to nearly
9,000 child-care directors at the same cost.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable
Savings/(Cost)
from General
Revenue Fund
0001
1998 ($119,500)
1998 (411,920)
2000 (484,260)
2001 (335,920)
2002 (242,130)
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($119,500)
1999 (411,920)
2000 (484,260)
2001 (335,920)
2002 (242,130)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,NM