LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 23, 2015

TO:
Honorable John Otto, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2 by Otto (relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($280,128,031) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.



Fiscal Year Appropriation out of
General Revenue Fund
1 		Appropriation out of
Dept Ins Operating Acct
36 		Appropriation out of
Federal Funds
555
2015 $284,828,031 $5,300,000 $213,064,844
2016 $0 $0 $0
2017 $0 $0 $0



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2015 ($284,828,031)
2016 $0
2017 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2015 ($280,128,031)
2016 $0
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1 		Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Federal Funds
555 		Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Dept Ins Operating Acct
36 		Probable Revenue Gain from
Dept Ins Operating Acct
36
2015 ($284,828,031) ($213,064,844) ($5,300,000) $5,300,000
2016 $0 $0 $0 $0
2017 $0 $0 $0 $0
2018 $0 $0 $0 $0
2019 $0 $0 $0 $0

Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from
General Revenue Fund
1
2015 $4,700,000
2016 $0
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0

Fiscal Analysis

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Net General Revenue-related appropriations total an increase of $284,828,031 in fiscal year 2015.
 FY 2015 
General Revenue-related Appropriation Reductions:
Texas Public Finance Authority - Bond Debt Service Payments  $        (21,000,000)
Texas Education Agency - Foundation School Program, Account No. 193  $      (710,000,000)
Water Development Board - Debt Service Savings  $          (5,932,518)
Texas Department of Transportation - Debt Service Savings relating to Proposition 12 Bonds  $        (22,100,000)
General Revenue-related Appropriation Increases:
Facilities Commission - Emergency Maintenance at State Owned Buildings  $           9,633,658
Facilities Commission - Critical Operations and Health & Safety Maintenance (TSD)  $         10,952,024
Family and Protective Services - Foster Care  $         17,729,316
Family and Protective Services - Title IV -E  $              800,000
Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid  $         85,543,166
Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance Provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $         79,685,024
Health and Human Services - CHIP Health Insurance Provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $           4,516,607
Teacher Retirement System - TRS Care  $       768,100,754
Office of Court Administration - E-Filing System  $           6,400,000
Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Managed Health Care (CMHC)  $         50,500,000
Parks and Wildlife Department - Contingency appropriation for the San Jacinto Lawsuit Settlement  $         10,000,000
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Net General Revenue-dedicated appropriations total an increase of $5,300,000 for fiscal year 2015 as follows:
 FY 2015 
Department of Insurance Operating Acct No 036 - Healthy Texas Claims  $          5,300,000
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Net Federal Funds appropriations total an increase of $213,064,844 for fiscal year 2015 as follows:
 FY 2015 
Federal Funds Appropriation Reductions:
Health and Human Services - TANF Surplus in Cash Assistance Grants  $        (35,083,683)
Federal Funds Appropriation Increases:
Family and Protective Services - Title IV -E  $              800,000
Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid  $       118,373,797
Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $       113,570,204
Health and Human Services - CHIP Health Insurance Provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $         15,404,526
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Appropriations Authority Changes
Transfers within the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to address the Medicaid shortfall:
 $101,900,000 in General Revenue from Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid
 $    2,700,000 in General Revenue from the Office of the Inspector General
 $         43,303 in General Revenue from TANF Cash Assistance
Transfers from the Department of Aging and Disability to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:
 $  98,762,408 in General Revenue from Habilitation Services
 $  43,527,524 in General Revenue from Long-term Care Services and Supports
Transfers from State Health Services to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:
 $    5,900,000 in General Revenue from Community Primary Care Services
Midland College - Grant Agreement with Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Department of Public Safety - Limitation of Transfer Authority
Department of Public Safety - Prohibition on Use of Funds for Recruit Schools
Department of Transportation - Unexpended Balance Authority for Road Repairs to Energy Sectors
Department of Transportation - Unexpended Balances for County Transportation Infrastructure Grants
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Impact on Balances and Revenue

General Revenue Fund 001
The bill would reduce General Revenue balances (Fund 001) in FY 2015 by $5,300,000 to be deposited to the credit of the Department of Insurance Operating Account No. 036.  In addition, amounts estimated to be $10,000,000 would be deposited to the General Revenue Fund (Fund 001) from proceeds recovered from the final judgment in the Harris County v. Waste Management of Texas, Inc.  The net impact to General Revenue Fund 001 would be a net gain of $4,700,000.

Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Operating Account No. 036

The bill would increase receipts to the TDI Operating Account by $5,300,000 in amounts deposited from the General Revenue Fund.

Methodology

The amounts identified above represent changes to previously authorized amounts and purposes for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015. 

Technology

The bill would provide funding to the Department of Family and Protective Services for the Title IV-E waiver pilot in Harris County ($0.8 million in General Revenue and $0.8 million in Federal Funds) and to the Office of Court Administration for the E-Filing System ($6.4 million in General Revenue).

Local Government Impact

The reduction in Foundation School Program (FSP) appropriations in fiscal year 2015 will have no local fiscal impact. School districts and charter schools generate FSP entitlement independent of the appropriations process; FSP appropriations are estimates of the amount necessary to fund entitlement in the coming biennium. 2014-15 appropriations are now estimated to be $710 million in General Revenue Funds more than the amount necessary to fund 2014-15 entitlement, primarily due to larger than projected settle-up savings and updated budget drivers, including district property values and student counts.

The Parks and Wildlife Department would be appropriated up to $10 million from proceeds recovered from the final judgment in the Harris County v. Waste Management of Texas, Inc., for a two-year period beginning in fiscal year 2015 to transfer to Harris County to mitigate the effects of environmental contamination as specified in the bill. 


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
UP, KK, MS