LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 20, 1997
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 290, 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 SB290 ( Relating
to electronic assistance provided by the Health and Human Services
Commission.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB290-Committee Report 1st House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would implement recommendations contained in the Texas
Performance Review HHS 22 in the Comptroller of Public Account's
Disturbing the Peace.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
The bill would make no appropriation but
could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds
to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would amend
Chapter 531 of the Government Code to require health and human
services agencies, in conjunction with the Department of Information
Resources, to enhance their existing internet sites to provide
technical assistance for human services providers. The provisions
outline subjects that may be included on the internet site.
The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission
and health and human services agencies to file a report on the
internet sites with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on
Health and Human Services no later than September 1, 1998.
METHODOLOGY
It
is assumed that the Commission would coordinate with other agencies
on the content of existing internet home pages. Health and
human services agencies should be able to comply with the provisions
of the bill using existing resources. These agencies currently
own and operate the hardware and software needed to maintain
useable websites accessible to human service providers.
It
is also assumed that the Department of Information Resources
would work with the health and human services agencies to enhance
the internet sites and to assist in establishing the necessary
network connections.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
324 Department of Human Services
330 Rehabilitation Commission
340 Department on Aging
501 Department of Health
313 Department of Information Resources
501 Department of Health
530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
LBB Staff: JK ,BB