TO: | Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2075 by Hilderbran (Relating to regulating health and safety conditions at youth camps.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($53,784) |
2005 | ($53,784) |
2006 | ($53,784) |
2007 | ($53,784) |
2008 | ($53,784) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|
2004 | ($53,784) |
2005 | ($53,784) |
2006 | ($53,784) |
2007 | ($53,784) |
2008 | ($53,784) |
This bill would amend sections of Chapter 141 of the Health and Safety Code relating to the regulation of youth camps. Section 141.007 would be amended to add a requirement that the Texas Department of Health notify and allow for the correction of violations by youth camps during inspections. Section 141.016 would be amended to set the administrative penalty accessed to youth camps for violations to no more than $1,000 a day for each violation. A new section would be added, Section 341.051, to require the Texas Environmental Quality Commission and the Texas Department of Health to enter into a memorandum of understanding to inspect the water supply of youth camps.
This bill takes effect September 1, 2003, except that Section 341.051 takes effect immediately if this bill receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house. If this bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, Section 341.051 of this bill takes effect September 1, 2003.
Based on the Department of Health's (TDH) analysis, Section 141.007 would have a fiscal impact. It is assumed that 50 percent of violations discovered will be corrected during the inspection or investigation of a youth camp. According to TDH, administrative penalties totaled $107,568 in fiscal year 2002. The same revenue amount for administrative penalties is assumed for the subsequent years. TDH would only collect $53,784 in administrative penalties each year, and would result in a general revenue loss of $53,784.
This fiscal analysis did not consider if youth camps delayed or extended the time of inspections in order to correct violations.
Source Agencies: | 501 Department of Health
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LBB Staff: | JK, EB, KF, MH
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