LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 1, 2003

TO:	Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1154 by Shapleigh (Relating to state publications maintained by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would require state agencies to make their publications accessible via their websites in an electronic format.  If state agencies do not have websites, the bill requires the agencies to provide electronic source files for each of their printed publications to the Library and Archives Commission. In addition, if an electronic state publication is not printed or available from an agency's website, the agency shall furnish the Texas State Library copies of the publication. 

 

According to the Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) this bill would not have significant fiscal impact because state publications are often originally created in an electronic format, and the source files for them are readily available, most state publications are either printed or available from a state agency's website, and almost all state agencies have websites.  In addition, TSLAC does not anticipate needing any additional FTEs to fulfill the mandate of this legislation. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	303 Building and Procurement Commission, 306 Library & Archives Commission
LBB Staff:	JK, GO, JF