LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 18, 2017

TO:	Honorable Sarah Davis, Chair, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB73 by Nelson (relating to leave policy and procedures for state employees.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Government Code to require state agencies to adopt policies regarding employee leave, apply certain conditions to the use of emergency leave, and require reporting on the use of emergency leave. The bill would also require the Comptroller to adopt a uniform system for agencies to report employee leave taken.

Multiple agencies indicate that they could absorb the costs associated with the bill within their current resources.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 308 State Auditor's Office, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 507 Texas Board of Nursing, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 551 Department of Agriculture, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

UP, KFa, KK, NV, GDz