LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 18, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1610  by McCall (Relating to the continuation,
               functions, and change of the name of the Texas Planning
               Council for Developmental Disabilities), Committee
               Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would continue the Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities for 12 years, setting the Sunset review as September 1,
2011.  The bill would update the Council's statute to conform with
current federal law, clarify the relationship between the Council and
the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and further define the
responsibilities of the Council.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, AZ, ER