LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB373  by Hawley (Relating to creating a foundation to
               finance health programs in the rural areas of the
               state.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require the Center for Rural Health Initiatives to
establish a five-member board of directors for the Rural Health
Foundation. According to the Center for Rural Health Initiatives, the
bill would not have any additional impact on its operations.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   50A   Center for Rural Health Initiatives
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, RM