LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 11, 1997
TO: Honorable Robert Junell, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 886,
As Engrossed
Committee on Appropriations By: Ratliff
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB886 ( relating
to making emergency appropriations) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB886-As Engrossed
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(10,827,069) to General Revenue Related
Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Appropriations:
The bill would appropriate the following amounts:
Fiscal Year Appropriation out Appropriation out
of General of Workforce
Revenue Fund Commission
Federal Account
- Federal Funds
for Temporary
Assistance for
Needy Families
0001 5026
1997 $12,327,069 $5,820,825
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would appropriate the following from federal funds
for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: $5,106,092 to
the Texas Workforce Commission for the job opportunities and
basic skills program; $450,282 to the Employee Retirement System
and $264,451 to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for related
employee benefits.
The bill would appropriate $10,827,069
to the Attorney General from the General Revenue Fund for payment
of workers compensation benefits.
The bill would appropriate
an additional $1,500,000 to the Attorney General from the General
Revenue Fund to resolve cash-flow problems related to the workers'
compensation payments. The General Revenue Fund would be reimbursed
for this appropriation no later than December 1, 1997.
The
bill would allow the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund
Board to pay salaries of not more than 18 full-time equivalent
employees during the current biennium out of funds previously
appropriated.
Methodolgy
The estimate assumes that the federal funds appropriated to
the Workforce Commission and for related employee benefits would
be deposited to General Revenue Dedicated Account 5026, the
Workforce Commission Federal Account.
The estimate assumes
the bill will have immediate effect.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first six years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Six Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Savings Probable Revenue Probable
or Gain/(Loss) from Savings/(Cost)
Reimbursement/(Cost) Workforce from Workforce
from General Commission Commission
Revenue Fund Federal Account Federal Account
- Federal - Federal
0001 5026 5026
1997 ($12,327,069) $5,820,825 ($5,820,825)
1997 1,500,000 0 0
1999 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1997 ($12,327,069)
1998 1,500,000
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,RS