TO: | Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1453 by Gonzalez, Naomi (Relating to a visitation plan for certain children taken into possession by the Department of Family and Protective Services.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2014 | ($35,593,828) |
2015 | ($39,195,134) |
2016 | ($38,316,172) |
2017 | ($38,316,172) |
2018 | ($38,316,172) |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Probable (Cost) from GR Match For Medicaid 758 |
Probable (Cost) from Federal Funds 555 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2013 |
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2014 | ($35,291,158) | ($302,670) | ($5,088,171) | 587.8 |
2015 | ($38,874,042) | ($321,092) | ($5,476,251) | 728.3 |
2016 | ($38,002,549) | ($313,623) | ($5,353,938) | 728.3 |
2017 | ($38,002,549) | ($313,623) | ($5,353,938) | 728.3 |
2018 | ($38,002,549) | ($313,623) | ($5,353,938) | 728.3 |
DFPS has determined that an estimated 3,497 children meet the criteria outlined in the bill and would require one additional visit each week. Assuming each visit requires four hours of staff time and a typical caseworker has 130.8 hours to devote to casework each month, DFPS estimates it would require 463 new caseworker staff, to be phased in over the first six months of fiscal year 2014, to implement the provisions of the bill. DFPS would also require 251.3 FTEs to support the caseworkers, and the Health and Human Services Commission would require 14 FTEs for enterprise support services. Salary and fringe benefits associated with the FTEs total $25.5 million in fiscal year 2014, and $31.6 million in fiscal year 2015 forward. Other operating expenses, travel, utilities, rent and supplies are estimated to cost $15.2 million in fiscal year 2014 and $13.1 million in fiscal year 2015 forward. This includes the cost of a new car seat for caseworkers, at a cost of $175 each, totaling $81,025 in fiscal year 2014.
The Office of Court Administration indicates the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | UP, CL, MB, SJ, VJC, NB
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