LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 1, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1158  by Carona (Relating to fraudulent conduct with
               respect to TANF benefits), Committee Report 1st 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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The savings on the introduced bill resulted from permanently
disqualifying an applicant (and by implication the applicant's family)
for financial assistance who is found to have made a false or misleading
statement, or withheld or misrepresented information. The committee
substitute deletes the word "permanently," allowing the Department of
Human Services to retain its current policy of denying benefits for one
year upon the first violation involving a false or misleading statement,
or withholding or misrepresenting information in order to receive
financial assistance.  It is assumed that other changes contained in the
committee substitute would have no significant fiscal impact.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, PP