Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1928 by Seliger (Relating to ensuring local governmental and community input in any federal refugee resettlement program established in this state.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 531 of the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules for gathering and considering community input on the local refugee distribution reporting requirements for the United States Refugee Resettlement Program. The rules also must require HHSC to gather certain information from local resettlement agencies and the federal government and distribute it to state and local governmental entities and certain officials. The bill also requires HHSC to adopt the rules by May 1, 2016.
HHSC has indicated that costs related to rules adoption are immaterial and would be absorbed within existing resources. This analysis assumes that HHSC will absorb any additional costs associated with gathering and distributing information within existing resources.
The bill would go into effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.