LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        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.), Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
  
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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 Health
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
Health 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