LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 26, 2001
TO: Honorable Mike Moncrief, Chair, Senate Committee on
Health & Human Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1289 by Carona (Relating to regional injury prevention
centers.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1289, As Introduced: negative impact of $8,686,172 through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2003, with an immediate effective date; *
* and a negative impact of $7,601,626 through the biennium ending *
* August 31, 2003, with a September 1, 2001, effective date. *
* *
* 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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All Funds, Six-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable (Cost) from General Change in Number of State *
* Year Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2001 $0 0.0 *
* 2002 (4,347,990) 3.0 *
* 2003 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
* 2004 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
* 2005 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
* 2006 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
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The table above illustrates an immediate effective date.
The bill states the intent of the Legislature that State funds used to
fund the regional centers come from Tobacco Settlement receipts. Tobacco
Settlement receipts are reflected as General Revenue for the purpose of
this fiscal note. TDH estimates a budget totaling $1,000,000 per fiscal
year for each regional office of which the State would provide $600,000.
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
The table below illustrates a September 1, 2001, effective date.
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*Fiscal Probable (Cost) from General Change in Number of State *
* Year Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(3,263,444) 2.2 *
* 2003 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
* 2004 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
* 2005 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
* 2006 (4,338,182) 3.0 *
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Technology Impact
Three personal computer and one printer for the three FTEs.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Department of Health (TDH) to: (1) designate
seven regional injury prevention centers in the localities specified in
the bill and to designate one of the seven regional centers as the
state-wide resource center, (2) assist the regional centers in providing
informational packets on injury prevention to parents shortly after a
birth, and (3) establish a program to award grants to fund the regional
centers. The bill would require the Board of Health to adopt rules to
establish criteria for awarding the grants. The bill would allow TDH to
approve grants according to the adopted rules. The bill would also allow
TDH to accept gifts and grants from any source for purposes related to
the provisions of the bill.
The bill would take effect immediately if it receives the necessary
two-third vote in each chamber, otherwise, the effective date would be
September 1, 2001.
Methodology
For both an immediate effect and a September 1, 2001, effective date, a
three month start-up period is assumed.
According to TDH, three additional FTEs would be needed to implement the
provisions of the bill.
Other costs related to implementation of the bill include travel, daily
operating and start-up expenses, and seven grants to be awarded to the
regional injury prevention centers.
Local Government Impact
Based on the estimated $1 million annual budget projected by TDH for each
of the seven regional injury prevention centers and the requirement that
each center's local sponsoring entity provide 40 percent of the annual
budget, each of the regional centers would incur an annual cost of
$400,000. The bill would allow the regional injury prevention centers to
accept gifts and grants from public and private sources to be used for
research.
Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK, HD, RM, DB