LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 2009

TO:	Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1053 by Uresti (Relating to the appointment or removal of guardians of incapacitated persons.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill disqualifies a person from serving as a guardian if they do not have the certification required by Section 697B, Texas Probate Code and allows the court, on the complaint of the Guardianship Certification Board, to remove a guardian for failure to maintain the required certification. It is assumed any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

JOB, TP, ML, LR