LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 18, 2011

TO:	Honorable Richard Pena Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB76 by Nelson (Relating to certain providers of subsidized child care.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require all providers of relative child care funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant to have and clear a criminal history and background check as well as become a listed family home through the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The listed family homes in which the provider cares for the child in the child's own home would be exempted from the listing fee assessed by DFPS. DFPS indicates they would need two additional FTEs to implement the bill.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) must develop risk assessment protocols to identify, assess and correct fraud, waste and abuse in the child care program. TWC indicates the cost of implementing this task can be absorbed within existing resources. The Department of Public Safety indicates no fiscal impact associated with implementation of the bill.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

320 Texas Workforce Commission, 405 Department of Public Safety, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

JOB, NB, CL, MB, VJC, ESi, NV, RC