Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1137 by Israel (Relating to whom certain violations of the law by a state or local governmental entity may be reported.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to prohibit a state or local governmental entity from suspending or terminating an employee who reported a violation of law by the employing entity or another employee to a supervisor at the entity, an individual or office designated as the appropriate contact for reporting grievances, a member of the human resources staff, the Office of the Attorney General or the appropriate law enforcement entity.
The Office of the Attorney General anticipates any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current 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