LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 22, 2001 TO: Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1225 by Lindsay (Relating to the advertising of competitive bids of certain local governments.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact The bill would allow a school district to post notice for competitive bids on the district's website, if they have one, in lieu of publishing notice in newspapers, or for interlocal contracts, on the website of the administrative agency created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act. Provisions of the bill would also authorize counties to post notice of competitive bids on their website rather than in the newspaper. Electronic publishing would provide a small cost savings per posting. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 303 General Services Commission LBB Staff: JK, DB