LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 9, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1266  by Dukes (Relating to the identification and
               location of absent parents and relatives for children
               removed from their parents' care.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) indicates that
no change in policy or procedure would be needed to implement the bill.
PRS currently attempts to locate absent parent and find permanent
placements with relatives, where appropriate.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   530   Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, AJ