LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 4, 1997
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 60
Committee on Health & Human Services By: Zaffirini
Senate
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 Introduced
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: 324 Department of Human Services
320 Texas Workforce Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,PP