LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 19, 2015

TO:	Honorable Donna Campbell, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1035 by Rodríguez (Relating to the oversight of state border security activities.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would implement recommendations in the review, "Improve Transparency, Coordination, and Oversight of State Border Security Activities" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report submitted to the Eighty-fourth Texas Legislature, 2015.

The bill would amend the Government Code to reconstitute the Border Security Council as a special advisory council to the Homeland Security Council and amend current reporting requirements. The Office of the Governor, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department report there would not be a significant fiscal impact to implement the provisions of the bill.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department

LBB Staff:

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