LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session May 6, 1999 TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1857 by Shapleigh (relating to the study of barriers to the binational exchange of health information), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * 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 authorize the Department of Health to appoint an advisory committee. Reimbursement for travel and related expenses for advisory committee members would have to be authorized in the General Appropriations Act. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 501 Department of Health LBB Staff: JK, TP, DE, KF