LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 19, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2869  by Ramsay (Relating to the creation of the Texas
               County Financial Data Advisory Committee.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would authorize the creation of the Texas County Financial Data
Advisory Committee to study county financial reporting requirements and
systems and make recommendations to the legislature on methods for
improving data collections without causing additional costs to the
counties.  Committee members would not be compensated except for travel
expenses incurred while conducting committee business.  The committee
would be allowed to accept gifts, grants, or donations.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, DB, JC