LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 19, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Cain, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Administration
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB656  by West, Royce (Relating to the designation and
               functions of a state demographer.), Committee Report 1st
               House, Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill prescribes no new duties for the state demographer that are not
currently being performed by Dr. Steve Murdock in his capacity as
director of the State Data Center (under the administration of the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station), or through an interagency contract with
the Texas Legislative Council.  The council already provides office
space and other support to Dr. Murdock to facilitate the performance of
services for the legislature.  Unless the nature of the support required
changes, there should be no additional fiscal impact on the council
because of this bill.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   103   Texas Legislative Council
LBB Staff:         JK, SD