SRC-VRA S.B. 753 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 753
78R3243 DRH-DBy: Harris
Intergovernmental Relations
3/31/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law defines allowable expenses as including all costs attributable
to designing a 9-1-1 system and all equipment and personnel necessary to
establish and operate a public safety answering point.  As proposed, S.B.
753 provides that the costs of personnel necessary to operate a public
safety answering point are not allowable operating expenses of a district.

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.  Amends Section 772.217, Health and Safety Code, to provide
that costs of personnel necessary to operate a public safety answering
point are not allowable operating expenses of a district.  Deletes
reference to personnel expenses from existing text. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.