Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB416 by Riddle (Relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 171 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking. The bill would require that not later than December 1, 2015, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopt rules to require certain employees, contractors, or volunteers at an abortion facility or ambulatory surgical center that performs more than 50 abortions in any 12-month period to complete training on human trafficking. The bill would require that HHSC develop a one-time basic education and training program and that the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) either provide the training program or approve training programs and provide a list of those programs on the department's website. Personnel who begin working or volunteering at a facility prior to September 1, 2015 would have until September 1, 2016 to comply with the provisions of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature is received. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Based on the analysis provided by HHSC and DSHS, it is assumed that the provisions of the bill can be implemented within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
407 Commission on Law Enforcement, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of