LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
May 17, 1999
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1291 by Zaffirini (relating to tobacco use in this
state), Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor *
* SB1291, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended: negative impact *
* of $(52,400,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(15,000,000) *
* 2001 (37,400,000) *
* 2002 (26,200,000) *
* 2003 (26,200,000) *
* 2004 (26,200,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(15,000,000) 20.0 *
* 2001 (37,400,000) 26.0 *
* 2002 (26,200,000) 26.0 *
* 2003 (26,200,000) 26.0 *
* 2004 (26,200,000) 26.0 *
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Technology Impact
The amounts in the table above include 25 personal computers, 8 laser
printers, software and software upgrades.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Department of Health to implement a tobacco
control program to prevent tobacco use by minors, motivate adults and
minors to stop using tobacco, protect the public from involuntary
exposure to tobacco, and eliminate disparities in tobacco use among
population groups. The program must include: grants for communities;
public awareness and a media resource center; nicotine addiction
treatment and tobacco use cessation; research and data collection to
monitor tobacco use; and evaluation of the effectiveness of each
component. The program must include a component targeted to populations
considered at risk for tobacco use and tobacco related illness.
The bill would create the Tobacco Control Program Advisory Committee, to
be composed of persons representing various state agencies, public health
organizations, and representatives the identified at-risk population.
The bill states that it is the intent of the legislature that the money
appropriated for the program should come out of one or more
interest-generating funds established using money from the state tobacco
settlement, should such funds be established.
Methodology
Significant components of the cost estimates in the table above include:
1. Expenditures of $4.1 million in 2000, $13.8 million in 2001, and $2.8
million in subsequent years for a media campaign.
2. Approximately $1 million in 2000 and $2.4 million in 2001 and
subsequent years is assumed to develop and promote a 1-800 telephone quit
line and development of cessation materials. The telephone line itself
is estimated to cost $0.5 million in 2000 and $1.0 million in subsequent
years.
3. Grants of $0.25 million in 2000 and $1.4 million in 2001 and
subsequent years are assumed for efforts targeted in local communities to
work on local tobacco issues.
4. Grants to local school districts, communities, and local coalitions
for mobilizing diverse populations to reduce the use of tobacco products
are assumed to total $5.3 million in 2000, $12.4 million in 2001, and
$14.0 million in subsequent years.
5. Professional services contracts to implement the research and data
collection activities total approximately $1.3 million in 2000 and $1.7
million in 2001 and subsequent years.
Associated staffing, travel, rent, operating, and indirect administration
are included in the estimates in the table above.
The bill would authorize the department to use staff resources to support
the advisory committee or to assess state agencies with participating
members a share of the cost to support the advisory committee.
Local Government Impact
This bill could have a positive fiscal impact on some units of local
government.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, BB, TP, KF