TO: | Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB558 by Madla (Relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
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 (Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2003 |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | ($60,000) | $60,000 | 1.0 |
2005 | ($60,000) | $60,000 | 1.0 |
2006 | ($60,000) | $60,000 | 1.0 |
2007 | ($60,000) | $60,000 | 1.0 |
2008 | ($60,000) | $60,000 | 1.0 |
The bill would add Section 12.0127 to the Health and Safety Code to allow for an increase in the number of expedited immigration waivers for foreign trained physicians and would require these physicians to locate in medically underserved areas or Health Professional Shortage Areas of Texas. The bill would amend Section 155.1025(a) of the Occuptaions Code to remove the authorization to allow foreign immigrant physicians that qualified for expedited immigration waivers to serve as faculty in health-related institutions or medical schools. The bill would also repeal Section 51.949 of the Education Code, relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians who agree to practice in underserved areas or in the area of graduate medical education.
The Department of Health assumes that the department would assess a $2000 application fee for each requested waiver, to be deposited to the credit of the General Revenue fund.
Source Agencies: | 501 Department Of Health, 503 Board Of Medical Examiners, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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LBB Staff: | JK, EB, KF, MB
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