LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 17, 2005

TO:	Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on International Relations & Trade
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2420 by Chavez (Relating to the allocation of federal funds directed to be used to support graduate medical education in connection with the state Medicaid program.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission to recognize the growth in residency training slots since 1997 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and other health care shortage areas of the state.

The effective date is September 1, 2005.      

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission, 709 Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 739 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 763 University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, KF