LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 26, 2013

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB686 by Huffman (Relating to the change of the name of the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would change the name of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by amending the following codes: Occupation Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Education Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, Human Resources Code, Labor Code, Local Government Code, Transportation Code, Parks and Wildlife Code, and Penal Code. It is assumed the costs associated with implementing this change of name could be absorbed within current appropriations. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all members of both chambers; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 476 Racing Commission

LBB Staff:

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