LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 6, 2001
TO: Honorable Mike Moncrief, Chair, Senate Committee on
Health & Human Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB297 by West, Royce (Relating to providing supplemental
financial assistance to certain grandparents.), As
Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB297, As Introduced: negative impact of $(348,000) through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(301,000) *
* 2003 (47,000) *
* 2004 (47,000) *
* 2005 (44,000) *
* 2006 (43,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(301,000) *
* 2003 (47,000) *
* 2004 (47,000) *
* 2005 (44,000) *
* 2006 (43,000) *
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Given the limited availability of TANF federal funds, for the purposes of
this fiscal note, General Revenue was assumed as the method of
financing. Should additional TANF federal funds become available the
General Revenue costs assumed above could be financed with TANF federal
funds.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Section 31.0041(a), Human Resources Code by
adjusting the family income necessary for grandparents to qualify for
financial assistance from 100 percent to 150 percent of the federal
poverty level. The bill would only apply to Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) cases qualified for supplemental financial
assistance. The effective date of the bill is September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The Department of Human Services (DHS) estimated that based on payments
at 100 percent of Federal Poverty Income Limit per month (July through
December 2000 actuals, then projected through FY 2006), there would be
an additional 301 payments in FY 2002, 47 in FYs 2003-04, 44 in FY 2005,
and 43 in FY 2006. Costs per payment are fixed at $1000.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 324 Texas Department of Human Services
LBB Staff: JK, HD, ML