LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 23, 2007

TO:	Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2443 by Callegari (Relating to the operation, organization, and management of governmental entities, including the repeal of certain obsolete laws.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Department of Information Resources to establish plans and policies for telecommunications services it manages and operates and make an assessment on the progress made towards the goals for a state telecommunications network.  

The bill would abolish the Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council and transfer all duties to the Department of Information Resources. 

The bill would repeal laws related to the Texas National Research Laboratory Commission which ceased operations in the 1996-97 biennium. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

313 Department of Information Resources, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, MS, EP, RC