LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 16, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 1688, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
          Committee on State Affairs                              By: Ellis
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1688 ( Relating 
to a preference given to bidders who hire recipients of financial 
assistance and services.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1688-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
Under current law, state agencies that have received delegated 
purchasing authority from the GSC can conduct independent bids 
for goods and services, within the rules and regulations of 
the GSC.  State agencies are required to use a Centralized Masters 
Bidding List  and take into consideration special preferences, 
such as Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) and industries 
that employ persons with disabilities. The bill would add another 
preference category to the procurement decision-making process. 
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   529   Health and Human Services Commission
                                         303   General Services Commission
                                         304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,JD ,RN