C.S.H.B. 74 78(1) BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 74 By: Capelo Appropriations Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE HB2985, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, created the Office of Patient Protection within the Health Professions Council. While fees were established and will be collected, no appropriation was made to the Health Professions Council for the operation of the program. C.S.H.B. 74 appropriates the fees collected under HB2985 to the Health Professions Council for the administration of the Office of Patient Protection. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 74 appropriates fees collected under HB2985, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, as authorized by subchapter G, Chapter 101, Occupations Code, to the Health Professions Council for the purpose of the administration of the Office of Patient Protection. C.S.H.B 74 requires any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred under subchapter G, Chapter 101 of the Occupations Code to be covered by the appropriation made in this substitute. EFFECTIVE DATE Immediate effect if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house. If this act does not receive the vote for immediate effect, the act takes effect November 1, 2003. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 74 adds language that requires any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred under subchapter G, Chapter 101 of the Occupations Code to be covered by the appropriation made in this substitute.