LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 22, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1864  by Capelo (Relating to the study and development
               of the Optional Promotora Outreach Program, under which
               community volunteers provide public health and
               sanitation services.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  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 establish a temporary committee to study issues relating
to the development of an Optional Promotora Outreach Program.  A
"promotora" is a community health outreach volunteer providing community
services relating to public health, public sanitation, and related
matters.

The bill would allow two public members of the committee who are
currently serving as promotoras to be reimbursed for travel expenses.

It is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to travel
reimbursements and support to the committee can be accomplished within
existing resources of the participating state agencies, particularly the
Department of Health.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, KF