83(R) SB 59 - Introduced version

TO:	Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee On Government Organization

FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB59 by Nelson (Relating to certain required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.), As Introduced

The bill would amend multiple statutes to modify or eliminate certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education that are currently filed with the office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, members of the Legislature and other state entities. Section 1 through Section 28 of the bill amend the Texas Agriculture, Criminal Procedure, Education, Government, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Insurance, Labor, Natural Resources, Occupations, Transportation and Utilities Codes to modify various reporting requirements prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. Section 29 of the bill would repeal 11 provisions in Texas statute requiring the filing of various reports.

This bill would have a positive but not significant fiscal impact to the state. As the process each agency uses to produce its statutorily required reports is unique, quantifying the staff time saved, printing costs, and storage costs saved by eliminating unnecessary reports cannot be quantified. Eliminating reports assessed as unnecessary is unlikely to lead to reductions in staff, but eliminating superfluous reporting requirements would enable an increase in agency productivity.

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


March 8, 2013