LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  February 26, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 60, As Engrossed
          Committee on Human Services                              By: Zaffirini
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB60 ( Relating 
to parenting skills training for certain AFDC recipients.) this 
office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB60-As Engrossed
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill amends Section 31.0031(d) of the Human Resource Code 
by adding the word "appropriate" to describe the parenting skills 
training required for AFDC recipients.  The bill amends Section 
31.0135(b) of the Human Resource Code by adding the word "appropriate" 
to describe the parenting skills training required for a caretaker 
relative or parent who receives financial assistance.  The bill 
also adds a requirement that a parenting skills training program 
must include one or more components that the Texas Department 
of Human Services determines will be useful to the caretaker 
relative or parent. 

The department already provides parenting 
skills training to select AFDC recipients, including caretaker 
relatives and parents who receive financial assistance under 
Chapter 31 of the Human Resources Code.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         320   Texas Workforce Commission
                                         324   Department of Human Services
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,PP