Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB602 by Hinojosa (Relating to the establishment of a restructuring commission to evaluate each state supported living center.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to establish a restructuring commission to evaluate the State Supported Living Center (SSLC) system. The Executive Commission of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Facilities Commission, and the Commissioner of the General Land Office, or their respective designees, would be required to serve as non-voting, ex-officio members of the restructuring commission. The restructuring commission would be required to visit each SSLC, evaluate the services, certifications, costs, compliance, availability of community services, etc., of each facility, and submit a report detailing the evaluation and recommendations related to the continuing operation of each facility. HHSC would be required to establish a closure plan for each SSLC for which the restructuring commission recommends closure. The bill would also require the 86th Legislature to vote on recommendations made by the restructuring commission related to the closure of an SSLC. The bill would require that if any state agency offers for sale or plans to commercially develop real property owned by the state on which an SSLC is located, the real property must be offered for sale to the city and county in which the property is located before the being developed by or offered for sale to the general public. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds majority vote of both houses. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
The Health and Human Services Commission and the General Land Office indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources. Based on the LBB's analysis of the Texas Facilities Commission, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
303 Facilities Commission, 305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission