LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session February 4, 1997 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 61 Committee on Health & Human Services By: Zaffirini Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB61 ( Relating to the penalty for failure to report abuse of persons who are elderly or disabled.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB61-As Introduced This bill would amend Section 48.0361 of the Human Resources Code to classify the failure to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of persons who are elderly or disabled as a Class A rather than a Class B misdemeanor. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 655 Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 324 Department of Human Services 530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,NM