| TO: | Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Administration |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB3126 by Truitt (Relating to educating health professionals, the composition and authority of the statewide health coordinating council, and certain health planning data collected by the department of health.), As Engrossed |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $24,335 |
| 2005 | $20,279 |
| 2006 | $20,279 |
| 2007 | $20,279 |
| 2008 | $20,279 |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $311,000 | ($286,665) | 4.0 |
| 2005 | $311,000 | ($290,721) | 4.0 |
| 2006 | $311,000 | ($290,721) | 4.0 |
| 2007 | $311,000 | ($290,721) | 4.0 |
| 2008 | $311,000 | ($290,721) | 4.0 |
The bill would require the Department of Health to establish a nursing workforce data section, along with an advisory commission related to the section. All costs would be paid by an increase in the renewal fees charged by the Board of Nurse Examiners and the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2003.
The bill would require the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners (BVNE) to increase renewal fees by $2, which with an estimated 37,000 annual renewals would raise $74,000 each year. Any costs incurred by BVNE related to the bill could be absorbed within current resources.
The bill would require the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) to increase renewal fees by $3, which with an estimated 79,000 annual renewals would raise $237,000 each year. Any costs incurred by BNE related to the bill could be absorbed within current resources.
The Department of Health (TDH) would require four additional employees to administer the program. TDH would require one manager ($57,634 total salary and benefits each year), two Program Specialist V employees ($108,309 total salary and benefits each year), and one Administrative Technician III E ($33,266 total salary and benefits each year). The agency would require $87,456 in fiscal year 2004 and $91,512 each year thereafter for professional fees and services, travel, rent, utilities, equipment, and other expenses.
| Source Agencies: | 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 507 Board of Nurse Examiners, 511 Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 655 Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, 501 Department of Health, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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| LBB Staff: | JK, SD, EB, GS, CT, PF, RB
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