LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 27, 2003

TO:
Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1403 by West, George "Buddy" (Relating to the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the Texas Commission on Barbering and Cosmetology and the abolition of the State Board of Barber Examiners and the Texas Cosmetology Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1403, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a positive impact of $314,378 through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004 $142,189
2005 $172,189
2006 $172,189
2007 $172,189
2008 $172,189




Fiscal Year Probable Savings from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1 		Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2003
2004 $142,189 (5.5)
2005 $172,189 (6.0)
2006 $172,189 (6.0)
2007 $172,189 (6.0)
2008 $172,189 (6.0)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would add Chapter 1603 to the Occupations Code to create the Texas Commission on Barbering and Cosmetology and amend Chapters 1601 and 1602 of the Occupations Code to abolish the Texas Board of Barber Examiners (TBBE) and the Texas Cosmetology Commission (TCC).

The bill would take effect September 1, 2003.  The TBBE and TCC would continue to exist until September 1, 2004 for the sole purpose of transferring all obligations, property, rights, powers, and duties to the new agency.


Methodology

TBBE and TCC assume 6 full-time equivalent positions would be eliminated after a six month transition process to form the new agency in 2004.  Cross-training for inspectors is assumed to cost $7,500 in 2004.


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
116 Sunset Advisory Commission, 502 Board of Barber Examiners, 505 Cosmetology Commission
LBB Staff:
JK, GO, RT, JC