TO: | Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2350 by Dawson (Relating to the amount charged by the Texas Department of Health for a youth camp license.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2004 | $0 |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable (Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2004 | $368,490 | ($368,490) |
2005 | $368,490 | ($368,490) |
2006 | $368,490 | ($368,490) |
2007 | $368,490 | ($368,490) |
2008 | $368,490 | ($368,490) |
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code relating to the regulation of youth camps. The bill would provide for the Texas Board of Health to establish the amount of the fee for obtaining or renewing a youth camp license. The board would be authorized to set the license fee by rule in an amount reasonable to recover the direct and indirect costs of administering and enforcing the provisions of this bill.
This bill would take effect September 1, 2003.
According to the Texas Department of Health (TDH), the current cost of administering and enforcing the resident and day youth camp license program is estimated at $391,472. A total of 735 youth camps (309 resident and 426 day) were issued licenses generating a total of $23,010.
TDH assumes that 309 resident youth camp and 426 day youth camp licenses would be issued or renewed each year, it would have to set the resident youth camp license fee at $750 and the day youth camp license fee at $375 to cover the costs of administering the program. The total General Revenue generated for youth camps would be $391,500 each year. The additional General Revenue generated by the licenses fee increase would be the difference between $391,500 and $23,010 ($368,490 per year).
Source Agencies: | 501 Department of Health
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LBB Staff: | JK, EB, KF, MH
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