LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 3, 2007

TO:	Honorable Patrick M. Rose, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2064 by Menendez (Relating to the exclusion of income in determining eligibility for services provided to certain functionally disabled individuals through the community attendant services program.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would establish a $20 exclusion of unearned or earned monthly income when determining eligibility for the Community Attendant Services program, which provides home- and community-based services to functionally disabled individuals who have income that exceeds the limit established by federal law for Supplemental Security Income. The program is operated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Financial eligibility for the program is established by the Health and Human Services Commission, which projects an insignificant caseload impact to the program from implementing the bill.  Additionally, the agency states it can absorb the cost of eligibility system changes that would be required.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, PP, MB