Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee On Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB353 by West (Relating to the ability of an emergency shelter facility to provide shelter or care for an unaccompanied minor without a license.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would modify Human Resources Code 42.041(b) to allow emergency shelters meeting certain criteria to serve unaccompanied minors and to do so without being licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. It is assumed any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.