LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                            February 13, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 1138  by Thompson (Relating to a branch office of a
               county clerk.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
A county which would choose to operate branch offices for purposes other
than issuing marriage licenses could incur increased costs associated
with salaries, benefits, rent or purchase of space, maintenance costs
and other operating expenses. The cost would depend on the type of
services provided by a branch office and the number of new employees
hired to work at the branch office.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL