LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
                                Revision 1
  
                                May 4, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Judith Zaffrini, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB985  by Maxey (Relating to compliance by state agencies
               with strategic guidelines in developing electronic
               benefits transfer systems.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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The bill would amend Chapter 531 of the Government Code to require a
state agency that proposes to deliver public benefits through electronic
benefit transfers (EBT) to comply with any strategic guidelines adopted
by the Interagency Task Force on EBT relating to the development and use
of an electronic benefits transfer system.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   324   Dept Of Human Services, 304   Comptroller Of
                   Pub Accts, 529   Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 501
                   Department Of Health, 302   Office Of The Attorney
                   General, 320   Texas Workforce Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, SD, AZ