LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 9, 1999 TO: Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on Human Services FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3778 by Luna, Vilma (Relating to coordination by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services of investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB3778, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: negative impact * * of $(757,806) 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $(404,409) * * 2001 (353,397) * * 2002 (353,397) * * 2003 (353,397) * * 2004 (353,397) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Change in Number of * * Year Savings/(Cost) from Savings/(Cost) from State Employees from * * General Revenue Fund Federal Funds FY 1999 * * 0001 0555 * * 2000 $(404,409) $(469,776) 14.0 * * 2001 (353,397) (410,454) 14.0 * * 2002 (353,397) (410,454) 14.0 * * 2003 (353,397) (410,454) 14.0 * * 2004 (353,397) (410,454) 14.0 * ************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) to employ at least one child protective services investigations coordinator in each region of the department. The bill would take effect on September 1, 1999. Methodology It is assumed that PRS would employ one child protective services investigations coordinator for each of the eight smaller regions and two regional child protective services investigations coordinators for each of the three larger regions. The annual salary for each child protective services investigations coordinator would be $36,132 (B11). Current method of financing assumptions are followed with two exceptions: General Revenue Funds are used in lieu of Social Services Block Grant Federal Funds (Title XX) and Child Welfare Formula Grant Federal Funds (Title IVB1) because it is assumed that no additional federal funds from these two revenue streams will be available for appropriation. The following amounts of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant Federal Funds are included: $246,472 for 2000 and $215,458 for each year thereafter. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services LBB Staff: JK, PE, NM