LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 25, 2013

TO:	Honorable René Oliveira, Chair, House Committee On Business & Industry
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1065 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to the right of an employee who is a victim of a crime to time off from work to attend court proceedings related to that crime.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Labor Code relating to the right of an employee who is a victim of a crime to time off from work to attend court proceedings related to that crime.  A sample of agencies including the Texas Workforce Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the University of Texas System Administration and the Texas Tech University System indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Central Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

UP, RB, MW, NV, KKR