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 ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** 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