| TO: | Honorable Burt R. Solomons, Chair, House Committee on Financial Institutions |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1009 by Hardcastle (Relating to the regulation and acquisition of manufactured housing.), As Introduced |
The provisions of the bill require the Manufactured Housing Division within the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to extend education requirements of eight hours per calendar year to all licensees involved in the sale of manufactured housing.
Currently, TDHCA provides twenty hours of training for non-sales people related to manufactured housing, which includes the related eight-hour training. Based on the active number of retailers, brokers, and salespersons, TDHCA estimates an average number of attendees at 4,000 per fiscal year.
The agency would incur additional costs associated with travel and rental space for the additional courses held throughout the state. TDHCA anticipates $6,000 per year for travel costs and approximately $6,000 for rental space for fourteen classes per year. It is assumed the Manufactured Housing division could absorb the associated costs within current resources.
The bill would take effect immediately if it received a vote of two-thirds of each house. If the bill does not receive the two-thirds vote, the bill takes effect September 1, 2003.
| Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller Of Public Accounts, 332 Department Of Housing And Community Affairs
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| LBB Staff: | JK, JRO, RT, DE, KG
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