LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 12, 1997
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 213
Committee on Health & Human Services By: Ellis
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB213 ( Relating
to the establishment of child care training centers for certain
recipients of public assistance.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB213-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
This bill requires the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to adopt
rules and certify day care centers as training facilities for
recipients of public assistance as developed in the Texas Performance
Review recommendation WF-6. These training centers would be
required to offer training and certification in basic child
care, child care vendor entrepreneurial training, and Head Start
teaching.
Methodolgy
The Comptroller's cost estimate concludes that this bill would
generate a net savings of $1.1 million over the 1998-99 biennium.
This estimate includes minimal administration costs of $41,000
related to the Texas Workforce Commission. The Workforce Commission's
cost estimate exceeds the Comptroller's estimate by $175,000
during 1998-99 including the addition of 2.5 FTEs. The Workforce
Commission's estimate includes the FTEs and related expenses
generally to develop (1) the criteria and manage the process
used to certify child care facilities as training sites; (2)
the curriculum for training child care staff as mentors and
master teachers; and (3) the policies and procedures for monitoring
centers during this process. In addition, Workforce staff would
coordinate agreements with community colleges to offer the training
for the Child Development Associate (CDA) certification required
for Head Start program teaching in a two course format.
Although
the Comptroller's office estimated the costs and savings related
to this recommendation to apply to general revenue, it is likely
that this program may be eligible for federal funding from
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.
Using the Comptroller's methodology for establishing a savings
estimate, this program would result in $1.2 million in savings
to federal funds over the 1998-99 biennium.
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 Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost) of State
from Workforce from Workforce Employees from
Commission Commission FY 1997
Federal Account Federal Account
- Federal - Federal
5026 5026
1998 ($107,882) $215,000 2.5
1998 (107,882) 944,000 2.5
2000 (107,882) 2,790,000 2.5
2001 (107,882) 6,658,000 2.5
2002 (107,882) 10,535,000 2.5
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
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
324 Department of Human Services
501 Department of Health
530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
320 Texas Workforce Commission
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