LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session February 22, 1999 TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public Health 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 Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * * * * The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal * * basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of * * the bill. * * * * 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: LBB Staff: JK, TP, AZ