LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 12, 1999 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on Human Services FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1377 by Shapleigh (Relating to a promotora program under which persons who act as bilingual liaisons between health care providers and patients are trained and regulated.), 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. * ************************************************************************** The bill would require the Department of Health to establish a training program to persons acting as "promotoras" or persons who with or without compensation provide a bilingual liaison between health care providers and patients through various activities. Participation in the training and education would be on a voluntary basis. It is assumed that the department could implement the provisions of this bill within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 501 Department of Health LBB Staff: JK, TP, KF