| TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2740 by Bolton (Relating to the licensing and regulation of youth camps.), As Engrossed |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $58,589 |
| 2011 | $37,026 |
| 2012 | $36,597 |
| 2013 | $39,042 |
| 2014 | $35,092 |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $320,000 | ($261,411) | 2.3 |
| 2011 | $320,000 | ($282,974) | 3.1 |
| 2012 | $320,000 | ($283,403) | 3.1 |
| 2013 | $320,000 | ($280,958) | 3.1 |
| 2014 | $320,000 | ($284,908) | 3.1 |
The bill would amend Section 141.002, Health and Safety Code, by defining a recreational youth facility as a camp offering a single recreational, athletic, religious, or educational activity, operating for at least 14 consecutive or nonconsecutive days each year for any portion of the day, and offering residential services. The bill requires that rules be adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill provides authority for rule setting to create fees for recreational youth facilities that differ from the fees for youth camps. The bill would take effect immediately with a two-thirds vote in each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Although the estimate is a positive impact to General Revenue, additional funding and FTEs would need to be appropriated to the Department of State Health Services.
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) estimates that implementation of the bill would require that 640 youth camps be newly licensed and inspected in fiscal year 2010, and an additional 120 new camps would be licensed each year thereafter. Renewals are on a yearly basis. DSHS would set the licensing fee and renewal fee at $500.
The bill would result in a total increase in revenue of $320,000 in General Revenue Funds in each fiscal year. According to the agency, the revenue would not change each year because the number of camps would remain constant as new licenses are offset by the number of camps that close or change ownership.
Costs for DSHS are estimated to be $261,411 in All Funds for fiscal year 2010, $282,974 for fiscal year 2011, $283,403 for fiscal year 2012, $280,958 in fiscal year 2013, and $284,908 for fiscal year 2014. Included in these costs are full-time equivalent (FTE) costs of $108,446 ($30,983 for employee benefits) in fiscal year 2010 and $143,791 ($41,081 for employee benefits) in fiscal years 2011-2014 for approximately three additional FTEs.
| Source Agencies: | 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 537 State Health Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, VJC, MB
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