LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 26, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Jerry Patterson, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 353
          Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations-Spec                              By: Armbrister
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB353 ( Relating 
to the continuation and functions of the adjutant general's 
department.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB353-As Introduced
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 
 

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 continue the agency for 12 years, setting the 
date for the next Sunset review at September 1, 2009.

The 
Adjutant General's Department is subject to the provisions of 
the Texas Sunset Act, and unless continued by the 75th Legislature, 
will be abolished September 1, 1997.  Funding for the Adjutant 
General's Department is included in the General Appropriations 
bill, as introduced, and is contingent upon passage of S.B. 
353 or similar legislation.  The General Appropriations bill, 
as introduced, would provide general revenue, grants, and federal 
funds and would provide $22,653,354 and 536 employees in fiscal 
year 1998 and $22,792,618 and 536 employees in fiscal year 1999.
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   401   Adjutant General's Department
                                         301   Office of the Governor
                                         116   Sunset Advisory Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,JD ,RS