LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 12, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kim Brimer, Chair, House Committee on Business
               & Industry
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1579  by Dukes (Relating to the medical determination
               of, and disputes regarding, workers' compensation
               impairment income benefits; providing penalties.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC) estimated a cost of
$656,000 for the biennium for establishing and enforcing quality review
measures. The State Office of Risk Management estimated a cost of
$233,673 for the biennium in increased Temporary Income Benefits paid to
injured state workers.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   453   Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, 479
                   State Office of Risk Management, 478   Research and
                   Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation
LBB Staff:         JK, JO, KM