LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 30, 2007

TO:	Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB924 by Brimer (Relating to rules and policies adopted by state agencies regarding engineering or architectural errors or omissions.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require that state agencies adopt rules or policies relating to the recovery of costs arising from an engineering or architectural error or omission by a private design professional. 

The bill would require state agencies to provide an internal management review of the agency's claim for costs without requiring that the claim be paid before the internal management review may be used.

It is assumed that any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 303 Building and Procurement Commission, 305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, MS, EP