LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 21, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
               House of Representatives
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3312  by Dunnam (Relating to establishing a pilot
               program for state emergency medical dispatch resource
               centers.), As Passed 2nd House
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require the Texas Department of Health, with assistance
from the advisory council to the Texas Board of Health, to establish,
conduct, and evaluate a pilot regional emergency medical dispatch
program that would provide life-saving, pre-arrival emergency medical
instructions to citizens calling public safety answering points that are
not adequately staffed or funded to provide those services.  Provisions
of the bill would allow funding for the pilot program to be provided by
General Revenue-Dedicated Account No. 5050, 9-1-1 Service Fees.  The
department would also be allowed to seek grant funding for the pilot
program.  The requirement to establish, conduct, and evaluate the pilot
project would be contingent on the department receiving funding in
accordance with the proposed statute.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   477   Commission on State Emergency Communications
LBB Staff:         JK, DB, JC, ZS