LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 2, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1756  by Gutierrez (Relating to the regulation of the
               practice of barbering.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB1756, As Introduced:  an impact of $0 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 Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2002                                   $0  *
          *       2003                                    0  *
          *       2004                                    0  *
          *       2005                                    0  *
          *       2006                                    0  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                            New Other               *
         *      2002                                 $200,000 *
         *      2003                                        0 *
         *      2004                                        0 *
         *      2005                                        0 *
         *      2006                                        0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would amend Chapter 1601 of the Occupations Code, giving the
State Board of Barber Examiners sole authority to regulate the practice
and teaching of barbering and establishing a Barber School Tuition
Protection Account as a trust fund. If enacted, the bill would take
effect September 1, 2001.
  
  
Methodology
  
It is estimated $200,000 of revenue for the new Barber School Tuition
Protection Account in fiscal year 2002 would be generated by levying a
fee on each of the 28 barber schools in the state. Each school would
have to pay an initial fee of $7,142.86 in fiscal year 2002 to bring the
account up to the $200,000 balance that would be required by the bill.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   502   State Board of Barber Examiners , 501   Texas
                   Department of Health, 304   Comptroller of Public
                   Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, HL