Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4110 by Coleman (Relating to grants to establish or expand community collaboratives for services to persons experiencing homelessness or mental illness and county government planning for community collaboratives.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to remove language specifying a maximum number of grants the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) may provide for the establishment or expansion of community collaboratives that provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illness, and to remove language requiring that grants must be made in counties with a population of more than one million. The grant program would be limited to funds appropriated for that purpose; therefore, the cost could be more or less depending on the level of appropriations provided. The bill would take effect immediately upon two-thirds majority vote in both houses. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017. HHSC indicates that any other costs, including administrative costs, associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing agency resources.
Local Government Impact
The Texas Association of Counties anticipates no fiscal impact to counties under the provisions of the bill.