LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 26, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1365  by Goodman (Relating to the establishment,
               modification, and enforcement of child support.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend numerous Family Code provisions, relative to child
support enforcement.  In terms of fiscal impact, the bill would
authorize the appointment of a visiting child support master in the
absence of the presiding child support master; however, the fiscal
impact of these temporary appointments would be insignificant.  The
daily rate for child support masters is $293.36, $312.92, or $332.48.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) anticipates that any additional
workload or changes to agency procedures could be reasonably absorbed
with current resources.  Further, the OAG assumes that the passage of
this bill would improve its efficiency in establishing and enforcing
child support orders.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   212   Office of Court Administration, 304
                   Comptroller of Public Accounts, 302   Office of the
                   Attorney General, 529   Health and Human Services
                   Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, AJ, DB