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