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 ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * 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) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *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 * *************************************************************************** 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