LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 10, 2013

TO:	Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB745 by Nelson (Relating to sexual assault prevention and crisis services and to the administration of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend statute to expand victim compensation eligibility and specifies that the Office of the Attorney General would approve certain evidence collection kits and the sexual assault nurse examiner training course. The Office of the Attorney General would need to update agency training material, rules, and guidelines; however, it is anticipated that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. 

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

UP, ESi, EP, JM, KKR