LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 21, 1997
TO: Honorable Bob Bullock IN RE: Senate Bill No. 388, As Passed 2nd House
Lieutenant Governor Whitmire
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB388 ( Relating
to the provision of Texas Poison Control Center Network services
to other jurisdictions and entities.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB388-As Passed 2nd House
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 implement recommendation number GG 20 of Disturbing
the Peace, the Texas Performance Review. The bill directs the
Texas Department of Health and the Advisory Commission on State
Emergency Communications to conduct a study to determine what
opportunities exist to enter into contracts to provide poison
control services to other states, countries, or private entities.
The bill would authorize the Texas Department of Health and
the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications to
adopt rules permitting poison control centers to provide services
for regions served by other control centers and to enter into
contracts for the provision of telephone referral and information
services to other entities. The bill would also create a new
dedicated account in the general revenue fund for administration
of and payment for contracts and to fund grants.
Methodolgy
It is assumed that the study required by the bill could be accomplished
within existing resources. Until the study is completed, it
is difficult to determine what revenues could be generated through
the contracts. The Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications
and the Texas Department of Health have both identified additional
expenditures that would be necessary in order to administer
any contracts. Given that the contract amounts must reflect
full recovery of the costs to provide the services, then it
is assumed that amounts generated by the contracts would be
at least equal to the expenditures necessary to administer the
contracts. The numbers in the table below reflect that assumption.
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 Revenue Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from of State
from New - GR New - GR Employees from
Dedicated Dedicated FY 1997
Regional Poison Regional Poison
Control Services Control Services
Account Account
NEW-DED NEW-DED
1998 $0 $0 0.0
1998 (76,970) 76,970 1.5
2000 (71,365) 71,365 1.5
2001 (71,365) 71,365 1.5
2002 (71,365) 71,365 1.5
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
501 Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,KF