SRC-JBJ H.B. 23 78(3)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 23
78S30148 JMM-DBy: Capelo (Bivins)
Finance
9/18/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The Office of Patient Protection within the Health Professions Council was
created by H.B. 2985, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.  While fees
were established and will be collected, no appropriation  was made to the
Health Professions Council for the operation of the program. 

H.B. 23 appropriates the fees collected under H.B. 2985 to the Health
Professions Council for the administration of the Office of Patient
Protection. 
          
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  (a)  Provides that all fees collected during the state fiscal
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, authorized by Subchapter G (Office
of Patient Protection), Chapter 101, Occupations Code, as added by Chapter
305, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are appropriated
to the Health Professions Council for the state fiscal biennium beginning
September 1, 2003, for the administration of the office of patient
protection under Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Occupations Code. 

(b)  Requires any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred during
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in connection with
administering Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Occupations Code, as added by
Chapter 305, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, to be
paid out of the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section and
to be allocated to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation items in
accordance with applicable rules of the comptroller. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or January 15, 2004.