LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 18, 1999
TO: Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
Human Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB822 by Maxey (Relating to the creation of a task force
composed of state and county representatives to study
federal reimbursements to counties), Committee Report
1st House, Substituted
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* No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Any *
* additional workload or administrative costs incurred as a result *
* of participation in the Task Force can be absorbed by all *
* participating agencies within existing resources. However, *
* counties in Texas could gain as much as an additional $33.0 million *
* per year in federal funds as a result of the task force created by *
* H.B. 822. *
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* The bill as amended would require the Comptroller of Public *
* Accounts to serve as presiding officer if the office of the health *
* and human services is abolished. *
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Local Government Impact
Based on surveys of Texas counties and consultants, an estimated 186
counties lack a countywide indirect cost allocation plan. An additional
$11.0 million in federal funds could be received by counties in fiscal
year 2000 if only a third of these counties devised a plan. If all
counties surveyed had an indirect cost plan in place, counties in Texas
would receive an estimated additional $33.0 million per year in federal
funds.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, TP, PH, ZS