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
  
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*  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.                                                             *
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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:
  
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          *  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:
  
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         * 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