LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                               May 13, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
               State Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3178  by Lewis, Glenn (Relating to coverage for certain
               health benefits under the Texas State College and
               University Employees Uniform Insurance Benefits Act.),
               As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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This bill would provide for changes in the Texas State College and
University Employees Uniform Insurance Benefits Act, including limiting
those persons who would be eligible to participate as retirees (based on
last three years of employment at an institution), and omitting language
pertaining to Texas Tech and The University of Houston System.  These
changes would result in a slight savings to general revenue for the
state contribution for these retirees, but the savings would not be
significant.  Other changes provided by this bill have no fiscal impact.

  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   454   Department of Insurance, 720   The University
                   of Texas System Administration, 327   Employees
                   Retirement System, 710   A&M University System Texas
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, PE, DB