LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session February 19, 2001 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB645 by Shapiro (Relating to the establishment of an electronic system for occupational licensing transactions.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The Department of Information Resources will administer a common licensing system using the Internet. The department may contract with a private vendor to implement the this section. The contractor will incur all costs for development, implementation and operational costs for this project. All contractor costs will be recovered through appropriated receipts (transaction fees and subscription fees). Therefore, there will be no significant fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 520 Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 337 Board of Tax Professional Examiners, 204 Court Reporters Certification Board, 533 Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners, 329 Texas Real Estate Commission, 502 State Board of Barber Examiners , 504 State Board of Dental Examiners, 513 Texas Funeral Service Commission, 578 Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, 313 Department of Information Resources, 507 Board of Nurse Examiners, 503 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 472 Texas Structural Pest Control Board, 514 Texas Optometry Board, 505 Texas Cosmetology Commission LBB Staff: JK, RB, SK