LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 23, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 2264  by Hamric (Relating to the qualifications of a
               county purchasing agent and to county purchasing
               procedures.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant cost to counties is anticipated due to the training
requirements of the bill.

The bill could result in a small savings to counties for advertising and
other administrative costs associated with making purchases through the
competitive bidding process. The savings would vary by county and would
depend on the number of purchases made by the county each year that cost
between $15,000 and $25,000.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL