LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 25, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor
               Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB115  by Madla (Relating to creating a foundation to
               finance health programs in the rural areas of the
               state.), Conference Committee Report
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require the Center for Rural Health Initiatives (CRHI) to
establish a five-member board of directors for the Rural Foundation. It
would also require the CRHI to submit a biennial report, no later than
January 1, of each odd-numbered year, to the legislature regarding the
activities of the center, the activities of the Rural Foundation, and
any findings and recommendations on rural issues.  According to the
CRHI, the bill would not have any additional impact on its operations.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   50A   Center for Rural Health Initiatives
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, RM