LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 16, 2003

TO:	Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1516 by Armbrister (Relating to increasing governmental efficiency through the reduction of duplicative reporting and auditing requirements.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require a state agency that requires reports from local governments to conduct, during the second year of each biennium, a zero-based review of those reporting requirements and to determine and eliminate unnecessary, duplicative, or overly burdensome reporting requirements. A state agency would report the results of the review to the State Auditor and could recommend statutory changes to minimize cost and duplication and to maximize the efficient, effective use of public funds.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 308 State Auditor's Office, 501 Department of Health, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:	JK, GO, MS