Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1540 by Perry (Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Aging and Disability Services to obtain criminal history record information regarding certain applicants for employment and current employees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to provide the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) with the authority to obtain criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) of certain applicants for employment and current employees. The bill specifies that criminal history record information may be obtained for certain employees or job applicants whose position has access to sensitive personal or financial information. HHSC and DADS estimate there would be a cost associated with implementing provisions of the bill, however it is anticipated that the cost could be absorbed within existing agency resources. It is assumed that the provisions of the bill related to DPS can be implemented within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of