LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 11, 1999
TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
Health
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1725 by Salinas (Relating to immunization requirements
for children living near the border with the United
Mexican States), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1725, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: negative impact *
* of $(361,196) 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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The Committee Substitute for House Bill 1 contains $800,000 in General
Revenue Funds for the purpose of immunization of children against
Hepatitis A in areas of high incidence.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(298,158) *
* 2001 (63,038) *
* 2002 (64,801) *
* 2003 (65,738) *
* 2004 (67,391) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* Year General Revenue Fund Federal Funds *
* 0001 0555 *
* 2000 $(298,158) $(3,428,820) *
* 2001 (63,038) (724,932) *
* 2002 (64,801) (745,212) *
* 2003 (65,738) (755,987) *
* 2004 (67,391) (774,998) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would add immunization against hepatitis A disease as a
requirement for admission to elementary and secondary schools and for
participation in day care for children younger than seven years of age
residing in counties within 60 miles of the Texas-Mexico border. The
estimates included in the table above are based on analysis by the
Department of Health and include only vaccine costs.
Methodology
The Department of Health currently provides vaccine used to immunize
seventy percent of all children in Texas. The estimates are based upon
the assumption that the Department would supply seventy percent of the
vaccine used to immunize children ages 2 to 6 living in counties within
60 miles of the Texas-Mexico. Costs in the first year are higher
because children in the 2 to 6 age bracket would be immunized but in
subsequent years it is assumed that only the new age cohort would
require immunization.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated. School districts along the border might incur some costs
associated with reviewing student immunization records for the new
requirement but this impact is not expected to be significant.
Source Agencies: 501 Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK, TP, KF