LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 4, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Safety
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3312  by Dunnam (relating o establishing a pilot
               program for state emergency medical dispatch resource
               centers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The proposed bill requires the Texas Department of Health to establish a
pilot emergency medical dispatch program citizens calling public safety
answering points (PSAPs) that are not adequately staffed or funded to
provide life-saving, pre-arrival emergency medical instructions.
Funding for the pilot program is to be provided by General
Revenue-Dedicated Account No. 5050, 9-1-1 Service Fees.
  
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, JC, ZS