LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 2, 2011

TO:	Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1075 by Anderson, Rodney (Relating to an alert for a missing person with an intellectual disability.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to expand the current AMBER alert system to include persons with intellectual disabilities. The bill includes provisions defining the criteria necessary for someone to qualify as a person with intellectual disabilities. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that Texas law enforcement agencies entered 1,458 missing disabled persons into the National Crime Information Center in calendar year 2010. However, the Texas Department of Transportation indicates it is unknown how many of these persons would qualify as persons with intellectual developmental disabilities as defined by the bill. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing appropriations.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 301 Office of the Governor, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, GG, ESi, KKR