LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session February 12, 1997 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 264, Committee Report 1st House Committee on Health & Human Services By: Zaffirini Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB264 ( Relating to the treatment of persons with mental illness.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB264-Committee Report 1st House No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend a section of the enabling statute of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. This change in statute would allow the TDMHMR Board to establish, by rule, procedures for a treatment methods advisory committee rather than having those rules for the advisory committee be codified within the statute. This bill is not expected to add to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation's expenditures because rules adopted by the Board under these provisions would be alternatives to procedures which currently exist. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,BB