LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 23, 1999
TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health
Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB632 by Madla (Relating to the long-range plan for the
Texas Center for Infectious Disease and the provision of
tuberculosis and other health care and laboratory
services.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB632, As Introduced: negative impact of $(18,900,000) 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(18,900,000) *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(18,900,000) *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Board of Health to contract for the renovation
of physical facilities of the Texas Center for Infectious Disease,
contract with the board of regents of the University of Texas System to
provide all tuberculosis and other services provided at the Texas Center
for Infectious Disease. The board of regents of the University of Texas
System would be required to contract for the construction of physical
facilities for a tuberculosis research laboratory at the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). The bill would
authorize persons whose positions are eliminated due to program
transfers and contracts required by provisions in the bill certain
enhanced retirement benefits, under certain circumstances.
Methodology
It is assumed that the transfer of Tuberculosis Research to the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio would result in
no new net costs or Full-Time Equivalent positions to the state. The
resources to be transferred from the Department of Health to UTHSCSA are
assumed to be $239,214 per fiscal year in General Revenue and $1,024,585
in Federal Funds and 18 Full-Time Equivalent positions.
Costs to renovate physical facilities to provide tuberculosis and other
health care services are assumed by the Department of Health to total
$14.4 million in General Revenue in 2000.
Costs to construct a new research lab are assumed by the University of
Texas System to be $4.5 million in General Revenue in 2000.
According to the Employees Retirement System (ERS), the bill would allow
ERS to remain actuarially sound based on the current contribution rates
for the next biennium. Therefore, no additional state contributions for
retirement would be necessary.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, TP, KF