LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 30, 2003

TO:	Honorable Carlos Uresti, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1237 by Estes (Relating to license fees for certain nursing and convalescent homes. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would exempt veterans homes from trustee fund assessments. The Department of Human Services (DHS) indicated that there are 4 veteran’s homes each with 160 beds. DHS estimated that with the current trustee fund assessment of $12 per bed the reduction in revenue accruing to the trustee fund within the Comptroller of Public Accounts would be $7,680 per year.

The General Land Office/Veteran's Land Board (GLO/VLB) indicated that there would be no fiscal impact to the GLO/VLB should bill become law.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 324 Department of Human Services
LBB Staff:	JK, EB, KF, ML