LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 15, 2009

TO:
Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB282 by Nelson (relating to grant and outreach programs to provide nutrition education to children. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB282, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($5,000,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2011.

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



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2010 ($2,500,000)
2011 ($2,500,000)
2012 ($2,500,000)
2013 ($2,500,000)
2014 ($2,500,000)




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1 		Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009
2010 ($2,500,000) 1.0
2011 ($2,500,000) 1.0
2012 ($2,500,000) 1.0
2013 ($2,500,000) 1.0
2014 ($2,500,000) 1.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to create a nutrition outreach program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture (TDA).

 

The bill would amend the Education Code to create a grant program to public school campuses for best practices in nutrition education to be administered by TDA.

 

The bill would amend the Human Resources Code to create a grant program to be administered by TDA to participants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Head Start Program, or other early childhood education programs to operate nutrition education programs; and to community and faith-based initiatives that provide recreational, social, volunteer, leadership, mentoring, or developmental programs to incorporate nutrition education into programs provided for children.

 

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2009. 


Methodology

Based on information provided by TDA, it is anticipated that these grant programs for nutrition education would provide $2,413,207 in grants in fiscal year 2010 and $2,421,207 in subsequent fiscal years.  To implement the provisions of the bill, TDA would need 1.0 additional FTE to assist in the administration of these grant programs.  The annual salary for this position would be $55,762, with estimated annual benefits costs of $15,931.  Related operating, travel and equipment costs are estimated to be $15,100 in fiscal year 2010 and $7,100 in subsequent years.


Technology

The cost for computer equipment, software, and data center services would be $4,600 in fiscal year 2010 and $1,100 in subsequent years.


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
551 Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff:
JOB, JSp, ZS, AH, SD