LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 6, 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 the investigation of
a report of child abuse or neglect.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB3778, As Introduced: 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. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* 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 (353,357) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*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 (353,357) (410,454) (14.0) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services (PRS) to employ at least one child protective services safety
coordinator in each administrative region of the state. The bill would
take effect on September 1, 1999.
Methodology
It is assumed that PRS would employ one regional safety coordinator for
each of the eight smaller administrative regions and two regional safety
coordinators for each of the three larger administrative regions. The
annual salary for each regional 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:
LBB Staff: JK, TP, NM