LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 22, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Fred Bosse, Chair, House Committee on Civil
               Practices
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB598  by Duncan (Relating to actions regarding certain
               computer date failures), Committee Report 2nd House, as
               amended
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB598, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended:  negative impact of    *
*  $(152,585) through the biennium ending August 31, 2001.               *
*                                                                        *
*  SB 472, (Emergency General Appropriations) includes $152,585 in       *
*  General Revenue appropriated for this purpose.                        *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Six-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       1999                            $(41,728)  *
          *       2000                            (110,857)  *
          *       2001                                    0  *
          *       2002                                    0  *
          *       2003                                    0  *
          *       2004                                    0  *
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All Funds, Six-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year   Probable Cost from General Revenue   *
         *                              Fund                  *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      1999                                $(41,728) *
         *      2000                                (110,857) *
         *      2001                                        0 *
         *      2002                                        0 *
         *      2003                                        0 *
         *      2004                                        0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would require modifications to the Department of Information
Resources, DIR, Year 2000, Y2K, Project Office website to conform to
provisions of the bill requiring posting of notice. The bill would also
require DIR to establish a toll-free number for individuals that would
be unable to access the DIR website.
  
  
Methodology
  
The bill would require DIR in its Year 2000 Project Office website to
provide for the posting of information and the creating of links to
other websites to facilitate the posting of notice. In addition, DIR
would be required to establish a toll-free number for persons who are
unable to access the Internet to provide those persons information
relating to a cure or correction for computer date failure, Y2K, posted
on or linked to the Year 2000 Project Office website.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   313   Department of Information Resources, 302
                   Office Of The Attorney General, 360   State Office of
                   Administrative Hearings
LBB Staff:         JK, PE, TH, ML