LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 28, 2005

TO:	Honorable Joe Nixon, Chair, House Committee on Civil Practices
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1310 by Ritter (Relating to the authority of certain local dispute resolution centers to collect a fee from persons receiving dispute resolution services from the centers.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would authorize the provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services to collect a fee from the service recipient in an amount set by the commissioners court. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005 and would apply only to ADR services provided on or after that date.

Local Government Impact

A county commissioner's court is authorized to contract with a private nonprofit corporation, a political subdivision, a public corporation, or a combination of those entities to administer an ADR system. If the provider of ADR services is a political subdivision, the fee would help offset the costs of providing services.

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

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, DLBa