LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 23, 2001
TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
Health
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB410 by Maxey (Relating to public access to certain
information regarding psychologists.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB410, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending *
* August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Revenue Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Gain/(Loss) from State Employees from *
* General Revenue Fund General Revenue Fund FY 2001 *
* 0001 0001 *
* 2002 $(63,316) $63,316 0.3 *
* 2003 (54,101) 54,101 1.3 *
* 2004 (67,107) 67,107 2.0 *
* 2005 (67,107) 67,107 2.0 *
* 2006 (67,107) 67,107 2.0 *
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Technology Impact
The agency's licensing system and website would require programming
changes to collect and maintain the required information.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Occupations Code, Chapter 501, by requiring the
Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists (the Board) to establish and
maintain a profile program for each licensed psychologist. The bill
specifies the information to be collected by the board for the profile,
mandates annual updates, and makes the collection of the information
mandatory for license renewal. The bill would also mandate the Board to
publicly post the profiles on its website with on-line forms available to
licensees. The bill would require the Board to develop and adopt rules
by April 1, 2002. The bill would authorize the Board to increase its fees
on licensed psychologists by an amount not to exceed $20 per licensee in
2002-03 and $10 in 2004-05.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2001, and would require the
profiles to be available to the public by September 1, 2003.
Methodology
It is estimated the Board would need two additional FTEs to implement the
provisions of the bill. A cost of $48,000 for programming and other
operating expenses is estimated for the first fiscal year, and $6,000 in
the second. In subsequent years the cost of operation, including
salaries, would be $67,107 a year.
It is assumed the Board would adjust fees collected by the agency to
offset any costs associated with implementation of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 520 Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 304
Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, HD, KM, RT