LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 17, 2007

TO:	Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1171 by Harris (Relating to the regulation of drivers education and driving safety programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would transfer driver training and traffic safety education functions from the Texas Education Agency to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation effective January 1, 2008, with no significant net fiscal impact to the state. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Section 46, part (b) of the bill would repeal Subchapter B, Chapter 453 of the Transportation Code, which would remove the ability of a governing body of a municipality to create a transit department, but only if the bill immediately receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house or after November 1, 2007.

Source Agencies:

452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, UP, JGM, KJG