LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 11, 1999
TO: Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
Criminal Justice
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1607 by Whitmire (Relating to the establishment of an
infant care and parenting program in the Texas Youth
Commission.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1607, As Introduced: negative impact of $(163,520) 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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The bill authorizes an infant care and parenting program to be
established at the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) for children in TYC
facilities who are parents. The bill would allow a mother of an infant
younger than 3 years old to have the child in a residential program
under certain circumstances.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(81,760) *
* 2001 (81,760) *
* 2002 (81,760) *
* 2003 (81,760) *
* 2004 (81,760) *
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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 $(81,760) 0.0 *
* 2001 (81,760) 0.0 *
* 2002 (81,760) 0.0 *
* 2003 (81,760) 0.0 *
* 2004 (81,760) 0.0 *
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Technology Impact
N/A
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would authorize the Texas Youth Commission to provide
accommodations for a mother under TYC supervision to take care of her
baby from birth to 3 years old. The agency could contract for placement
that would accommodate the mother and her infant. The increased cost
would be the incremental cost per day for contract care beds.
Methodology
It is estimated there are 14 young women in the Texas Youth Commission
who would be eligible for a program established in the bill The agency
estimates an incremental increase of $16/day for placement that would
accommodate an infant as well as the mother.
14 young women X $16/day (increase) X 365 days = $81,760/year
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 694 Youth Commission
LBB Staff: JK, MD, DC