LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 9, 2001
TO: Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
Human Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1696 by Hardcastle (Relating to the membership and
activities of the Interagency Council on Autism and
Pervasive Developmental Disorders.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1696, As Introduced: negative impact of $(101,434) 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 $(52,217) *
* 2003 (49,217) *
* 2004 (49,217) *
* 2005 (49,217) *
* 2006 (49,217) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(52,217) 1.0 *
* 2003 (49,217) 1.0 *
* 2004 (49,217) 1.0 *
* 2005 (49,217) 1.0 *
* 2006 (49,217) 1.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill amends the Human Resources Code, concerning the membership and
authority of the Interagency Council on Autism and Pervasive
Developmental Disorders, by increasing the number of public members from
two to seven and changing the agency representatives on the board to ex
officio members, without the ability to vote or serve as chairperson.
Agency representatives shall serve in an advisory capacity only. The
bill adds the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention to the
list of agencies that shall provide ex officio members. Section 114.004
is amended to provide that the council may employ staff and expend funds
on staff salaries. The bill would repeal section 114.006 (c), Human
Resource Code.
Methodology
Salary and benefits for one research specialist equal $42,317. This is
the level of staff support at which the Department of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation has supported the council in the past. Travel costs
for the research specialist are $400 per year (two out of Austin meetings
at $200 per meeting). Other operating costs are $500 per year.
Equipment costs in the first year only is $3000.
Travel expenses for public members is estimated at $6000 per year ($250
per meeting, four meetings per year, average of six members requiring
travel). No travel expenses are included for ex officio members.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 655 TX Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation,
532 Texas Interagency Council on Early Childhood
Intervention
LBB Staff: JK, HD, KF, MB