LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 30, 2011

TO:	Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB701 by Watson (Relating to high-value data sets of state agencies posted on the Internet.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require each state agency to post high-value data sets on its Internet website if the agency could use existing resources to post the data sets at no cost to the state, if the agency entered into a contract to post the high-value data sets at no additional cost, or if the agency received a gift or grant specifically for the purpose of posting one or more high-value data sets.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 313 Department of Information Resources, 362 Texas Lottery Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 701 Central Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 808 Historical Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, JT, SD, RAN, RC