LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 29, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1197  by Moncrief (Relating to the appointment of a
               trustee and the expenditure of emergency assistance funds
               for a nursing or convalescent home; providing
               penalties), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
  
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*  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.                                                             *
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Section 1 of the bill (Section 242.0945.  Qualifications of Trustees)
could make it more difficult to recruit and retain trustees.
  
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