LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 10, 1999
TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
Education
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1504 by Goolsby (Relating to the establishment of a
consortium of Alzheimer's disease centers.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1504, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,230,000) through *
* the biennium ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(615,000) *
* 2001 (615,000) *
* 2002 (615,000) *
* 2003 (615,000) *
* 2004 (615,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(615,000) 5.0 *
* 2001 (615,000) 5.0 *
* 2002 (615,000) 5.0 *
* 2003 (615,000) 5.0 *
* 2004 (615,000) 5.0 *
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Technology Impact
The bill would require the establishment of a database, maintenance of
computer equipment and software, and the management of confidential
data.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would establish a consortium of Alzheimer's disease centers to
be initially composed of the centers at the Baylor College of
Medicine(BCM), the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC),
and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
(UTSWMC). Each center would provide clinical care, education and
research, and collect standardized patient data. Data collection would
be centralized at one site.
The bill would increase costs at each center for personnel, computer
equipment and operating expenses associated with gathering and reporting
data to the consortium.
Methodology
Total personnel and operating expenses for gathering and reporting data
would be similar at each center. TTUHSC and UTSWMC estimate each
center's annual cost would be approximately $130,000. TTUHSC estimates
the need for an additional 3 FTEs with salaries totaling $90,000. UTSWMC
estimates the need for an additional 2 FTEs with salaries totaling
$74,500.
Data collection expenses and associated personnel would be higher at BCM,
where the data would be stored and maintained. BCM estimates an annual
cost of $225,000 for additional personnel, computer equipment, software
and programming support.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, CT, CF, LD