LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 2, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 412, As Engrossed
          Committee on Human Services                              By: Zaffirini
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB412 ( Relating 
to maximizing federal reimbursement for certain foster care 
program costs.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB412-As Engrossed
         
The bill would amend Chapter 40 of the Human Resources Code 
to require the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services 
to work with the Health and Human Services Commission to maximize 
federal Title IV-E foster care and Title XIX Medicaid reimbursements.

The 
Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates that the bill would 
enable the State to collect an additional $2 million per year 
in federal Title IV-E foster care reimbursement for child care 
provided to foster children living in for-profit facilities.

Implementation 
of the bill's provision requiring two state agencies to work 
together to maximize federal reimbursement would not in and 
of itself generate any significant cost or savings for the State. 
 Therefore, no significant fiscal implication to the State is 
anticipated.
         

         
 
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.
          
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                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,RR ,NM