LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 6, 2011

TO:	Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Technology
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB988 by Van de Putte (Relating to the creation of a cybersecurity, education, and economic development council.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would establish the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council.  The bill would require the Council to meet at least quarterly at the call of the presiding officer and conduct an interim study and make recommendations to improve the infrastructure of the state's cybersecurity operations with existing resources to the executive director of the Department of Information Resources.  The Council may request assistance from state agencies.  The Council is required to submit a report on its findings to the executive director, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and various legislative committee members. 

The provisions in the bill would expire and the Council would be abolished on September 1, 2013. 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. 

It is anticipated that any additional costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

301 Office of the Governor, 313 Department of Information Resources, 401 Adjutant General's Department, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

JOB, EP, RC, AG, MS