LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 9, 2001
TO: Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
Human Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB159 by Zaffirini (Relating to establishing a
competitive grant program for projects that are designed
to improve the quality of life for residents of a
convalescent or nursing home and that could serve as a
model of best practices for the convalescent and nursing
home industry.), As Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor *
* SB159, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(390,000) through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
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* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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Subsequent to preparation of the original fiscal note, additional
information regarding the penalty funds has become available. The bill
would make these funds available to be appropriated for grants, which
would be a cost to the General Revenue Fund. The additional information
does identify an estimated cost of $390,000 from General Revenue for the
2002-03 biennium.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 324 Texas
Department of Human Services
LBB Staff: JK, HD, ML, BP