TO: | Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB49 by Turner (Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Health regarding sanitation and privacy in public school restrooms.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($226,216) |
2005 | ($257,555) |
2006 | ($257,555) |
2007 | ($257,555) |
2008 | ($257,555) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2004 | ($226,216) |
2005 | ($257,555) |
2006 | ($257,555) |
2007 | ($257,555) |
2008 | ($257,555) |
The bill relates to the authority of the Department of Health (TDH) regarding sanitation and privacy in public school restrooms. The bill would require TDH to adopt rules regarding sanitation and privacy in public school restrooms, and to send the proposed rules to the Texas Education Agency for review and comment. The bill would require TDH or local health departments to inspect each public school for compliance with the rules at least once every three years. The bill would also require TDH to allow school districts reasonable time to comply with the rules as adopted. If the bill is enacted, the provisions of the bill would take effect on September 1, 2003.
To implement the provisions of the bill, TDH estimates that total cost in fiscal year 2004 would be $226,216 and total cost in fiscal years 2005-08 would be $257,555 per year.
According to the Texas Department of Health (TDH), 5 FTEs would be needed to implement the provisions of the bill. Salary and employee benefits would total $385,630 (expenditures in the first year are reduced by 25 percent because of start-up period) for the 2004-05 biennium. Travel expenditures associated with conducting the inspections are estimated at $15,000 in fiscal year 2004 and $20,000 each year in fiscal years 2005-08. Other operating costs are estimated at $31,800 in fiscal year 2004 and $7,000 in fiscal year 2005. TDH includes a one time cost of $6,500 to purchase five personal computers.
TDH estimates that 4 hours of staff time is required to inspect a public school restroom and would require five additional FTEs ( 1,849 available work hours per FTE) to perform the inspection. (2,334 public school restrooms X 4 hours per inspection = 9,336 additional hours annually). The agency assumes a start-up period of 3 months in fiscal year 2004, therefore certain costs are reduced by 25% in fiscal year 2004 compared to fiscal years 2005-08.
Source Agencies: | 501 Department of Health, 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | JK, KF, EB, RM
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