LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 26, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB967  by Zaffirini (relating to creating a registry for
               acts of misconduct for and criminal background checks on
               certain employees of certain health care facilities that
               are licencsed or certified by or that contract with the
               state), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  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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It is assumed that any increase in responsibilities required by the bill
could be accomplished using existing resources.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   324   Department of Human Services
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, PP