LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 12, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
               State Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB637  by Brown, J. E. "Buster" (relating to the
               acquisition of goods and services by certain medical and
               dental units), Committee Report 1st House, as amended
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would extend the current methods for acquisition of goods and
services by medical and dental units but does not include professional
services.  To the extent that institutions realize cost savings using
these methods, those cost savings would continue in future fiscal years.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, LD