LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 30, 1999 TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB920 by Wentworth (Relating to the collection of child support service fees by a domestic relations office.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * * * * The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal * * basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of * * the bill. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact Counties that have cooperative agreements with the Title IV-D agency could experience increased revenues as a result of the bill's enactment. The amount of revenues would depend on whether a county would impose child support fees, the number of cases for which the fee would be collected and the amount a county would impose. Bexar County estimates that the bill could provide additional revenue of $200,000 annually. Travis County estimates that the bill could provide as much as $43,200 in additional annual revenue. Source Agencies: 302 Office Of The Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, PE, SC, TL