LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 26, 2007

TO:	Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB8 by Janek (Relating to random testing of certain high school students for steroid use and training of certain public school employees regarding steroid use. ), Conference Committee Report

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB8, Conference Committee Report: a negative impact of ($8,000,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	($4,000,000)
2009	($4,000,000)
2010	($4,000,000)
2011	($4,000,000)
2012	($4,000,000)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable (Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2008	($4,000,000)
2009	($4,000,000)
2010	($4,000,000)
2011	($4,000,000)
2012	($4,000,000)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would require the University Interscholastic League (UIL) to establish and administer a steroid testing program at approximately 30% of high schools in the state involving random testing of a statistically significant number of high school student athletes at each selected school.  The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to pay the costs associated with the steroid testing program using funds appropriated for that purpose.

The bill would require the University Interscholastic League to conduct a study of potential mechanisms for future funding of the steroid testing program and report results and recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2008.

The provisions of the bill would take effect September 1, 2007 or immediately upon passage with the necessary voting marjorities.  The provisions would apply beginning with the 2007-2008 school year.

Methodology

The UIL estimates the annual cost of a testing program meeting the requirements of the bill to be approximately $4.0 million.  Costs would be incurred beginning in fiscal year 2008 and would continue through the five-year period addressed by this note.

Local Government Impact

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

It is assumed that costs associated with random steroid testing of a statistically significant number of student athletes in selected schools would be paid through the program administered by University Interscholastic League.

Source Agencies:

UIL University Interscholastic League

LBB Staff:

JOB, UP, JSp