LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 31, 2003

TO:	Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1000 by West (Relating to a statistical or demographic analysis conducted by the Texas Legislative Council for a state agency and to information collected by the council in the course of performing the analysis. ), Conference Committee Report

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill states that at the request of a state agency, the Texas Legislative Council may determine whether and the extent to which council resources are available to contract or otherwise agree with the agency to perform a statistical or demographic analysis of information for the agency or to assist the agency in performing the analysis.  The bill also provides that information that an individual or other entity submits for the purpose of a statistical or demographic analysis of information performed by the council may not be used against the individual or other entity in a state agency enforcement proceedings.

 

It is anticipated that any additional costs incurred by the Council would be offset by interagency contracts funds from state agencies.  Therefore, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

103 Legislative Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JK, RR, GO, MS