LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2428  by Goodman (Relating to the confidentiality of
               certain records of a court-appointed volunteer advocate
               program.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require that files, reports, communications, and working
papers used by court-appointed volunteer advocate programs in providing
services be confidential. The bill would provide for exceptions.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, AJ