LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 7, 1997
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 211
Committee on Finance By: Ellis
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB211 ( Relating to the
establishment and operation of the Texas child care fund.) this office has
detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB211-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net impact of $0
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 the Labor Code to create the Texas Child Care Fund as a
new, General Revenue-Dedicated account. The fund would consist of donated
funds for optimizing the amount of federal child care funds eligibility for the
state. These donated funds would have a positive effect on the state's cash
flow. None of the related agencies would incur significant administrative costs
as a result of the creation of this fund.
Methodolgy
The amount of estimated donated funds from local governments was developed by the
Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts. The bill does not specify whether the
federal funds will be placed in the Texas Child Care Fund in addition to the locally
donated funds. 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 Estimated Donated Estimated Gain in
Funds
Probable Federal
Revenue Funds
Probable
Gain/(Loss) from Revenue
New - GR Dedicated Gain/(Loss) from
Federal Funds
NEW-DED 0555
1998 $3,480,000 $5,959,000
1998 3,828,000 6,554,000
2000 4,594,000 7,865,000
2001 5,512,000 9,438,000
2002 6,615,000 11,326,000
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 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
The fiscal impact to local governments would be a gain in federal funds
distributed by the state corresponding to the amounts donated into the Texas Child Care Fund.
Source: Agencies: 324 Department of Human Services
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
320 Texas Workforce Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,RA