LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session May 7, 2001 TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2510 by Chavez (Relating to the establishment of diabetes research and screening programs at certain institutions of higher education.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB2510, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(3,090,000) 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $(1,272,500) * * 2003 (1,817,500) * * 2004 (2,220,000) * * 2005 (2,220,000) * * 2006 (2,220,000) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State * * Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 * * 0001 * * 2002 $(1,272,500) 4.0 * * 2003 (1,817,500) 4.0 * * 2004 (2,220,000) 6.0 * * 2005 (2,220,000) 6.0 * * 2006 (2,220,000) 6.0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill authorizes Texas Tech University System Board of Regents to establish the Texas Tech Diabetes Research Center (Center) at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campus in El Paso by January 1, 2003. The Board of Regents would be authorized to select a site for the Center and would be responsible for the organization, control, and management of the Center. The Center would develop and conduct research on diabetes and disease-related conditions. The bill also requires the University of Texas-Pan American to coordinate an acanthosis nigricans screening program. The program would include public or private schools in regional education service centers 1, 2, 3, 13, 15, 18, 19, and 20. It would mandates screening for acanthosis nigricans for public and private school children in those areas at the same time hearing and vision screening and spinal screening are conducted. It would requires the University of Texas-Pan American to monitor screening activities. Methodology Based on analysis prepared by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Center would require one director, two professional research staff, and one support staff starting part-time in fiscal year 2002 and becoming full-time in fiscal year 2004. An additional support staff and a data manager would also begin full-time in fiscal year 2004. No additional space or library holdings would be required. An exceptional item request associated with the implementation of the acanthosis nigricans screening program at The University of Texas-Pan American totals $1 million per year. Local Government Impact According to the Department of Health, local school districts would incur costs associated with the extra time required for screening, oversight, and record-keeping in meeting the provisions of the bill. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) estimates that 1,358,026 students would be screened for Acanthosis nigircans under the provisions of the bill. TEA assumes the cost of screening and data/reporting requirements would be $1 per student. Therefore, the annual local cost associated with this bill could be approximately $1,358,026. Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health, 701 Texas Education Agency, 720 The University of Texas System, 768 Texas Tech University System, 781 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JK, CT, MG