LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 26, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health
               Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1401  by Gray (Relating to the continuation and
               functions of the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard
               of Hearing.), As Engrossed
  
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*  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.                                                             *
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The bill would amend the Human Resources Code to implement
recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to continue the agency and
set the expiration date at September 1, 2007.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   301   Office of the Governor, 304   Comptroller of
                   Public Accounts, 356   Ethics Commission, 116
                   Sunset Advisory Commission, 335   Commission for the
                   Deaf and Hearing Impaired, 344   Commission on Human
                   Rights
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, ER