LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session Revision 1 April 13, 1999 TO: Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on Human Services FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3341 by Naishtat (Relating to housing, rehabilitation, and support needs of individuals with mental illnesses who reside in certain personal care facilities.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB3341, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,020,000) 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. * ************************************************************************** This bill would require the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to implement a program to demonstrate the effectiveness of interagency cooperation of providing supported housing services to individuals who reside in personal care facilities. According to TDHCA, the agency has housing programs, specifically the HOME program and the Housing Trust Fund program, which have special needs set-asides that could be used for any housing funding related to the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $(510,000) * * 2001 (510,000) * * 2002 (510,000) * * 2003 (510,000) * * 2004 (510,000) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2000 $(510,000) * * 2001 (510,000) * * 2002 (510,000) * * 2003 (510,000) * * 2004 (510,000) * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation estimates its costs associated with this bill would be $510,000 per year to provide support services for clients in the pilot program. Methodology The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation estimates that 250 persons per year would require support services at a cost of $2,040 per person, for a total cost of $510,000 per year in General Revenue. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 655 Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, 324 Department of Human Services, 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs LBB Staff: JK, TP, MG