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: HB419 by Maxey (Relating to public access to certain
information regarding podiatrists.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB419, 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 $(23,393) $23,393 0.3 *
* 2003 (32,571) 32,571 1.0 *
* 2004 (32,571) 32,571 1.0 *
* 2005 (32,571) 32,571 1.0 *
* 2006 (32,571) 32,571 1.0 *
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Technology Impact
The Texas Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners would need to purchase an
upgrade to its current database software and contract for programming of
the database and the website. A computer would be needed for the
additional FTE.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Occupations Code, Chapter 202, by requiring the
Texas Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (the Board) to establish and
maintain a profile on each of its licensed podiatrists. The bill
specifies the information to be collected by the Board for the profile,
mandates annual updates, and makes the collection of the profile
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, and would authorize the Board to increase
its fees by an amount not to exceed $20 per licensee in 2002-03 and $10
in 2004-05.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001 and would require the
profiles to be available to the public by September 1, 2003.
Methodology
The Board estimated the need for one additional FTE. It is estimated the
Board would need $16,000 in professional services, equipment and other
operating costs in the first fiscal year, and $2,000 in program
maintenance costs the following years. From FY 2003 and forward, the
Board would incur expenses, including salaries, of $32,571 per year.
It is assumed the Board would adjust fees collected by the agency to
offset any revenue and costs associated with the bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 512 Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical
Examiners, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, HD, KM, RT