LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1050  by Van de Putte (Relating to the regulation of
               youth camps.), Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB1050, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended:  positive impact      *
*  of $42,000 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2002                              $24,000  *
          *       2003                               18,000  *
          *       2004                               12,000  *
          *       2005                                6,000  *
          *       2006                                6,000  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year   Probable Revenue Gain from General   *
         *                          Revenue Fund              *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2002                                  $24,000 *
         *      2003                                   18,000 *
         *      2004                                   12,000 *
         *      2005                                    6,000 *
         *      2006                                    6,000 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would make a distinction between a youth camp, as specified, and
other facilities required to have a license issued by the Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services. The bill would require the renewal
of youth camp licenses on a date determined by board rule. The bill
would require the board by rule to establish  health and safety
standards related to records of criminal convictions of camp personnel.
The bill would allow  for an increase in administrative penalty not to
exceed $2,000 a day for each violation and would apply only to
violations occurring on or after the bill's effective date of September
1, 2001.
  
  
Methodology
  
According to the Department of Health, not more 12 youth camp facilities
would remain non-compliant due to the increased administrative fine and
approximately $24,000 in administrative penalties would be collected in
FY 2002. The department expects the amount of penalties collect to
decrease in subsequent fiscal years to approximately $6,000 in FY 2005.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   501   Texas Department of Health
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, RM