Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB634 by Estes (Relating to reporting requirements for certain skills development fund workforce training program providers.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Labor Code relating to reporting requirements for certain skills development fund workforce training program providers. The bill requires the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service or a public community or technical college to refund skills development grants to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) if the institution fails to submit a report on program effectiveness and improvement.
Based on information provided by the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and Texas State Technical College System, this analysis assumes the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
This analysis assumes that the reports would be submitted in a timely manner; thus, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact unless an institution fails to submit a report. Based on information provided by the CPA, the amount and timing of the refund transfers to the General Revenue Fund is unknown; therefore, the fiscal impact cannot be estimated.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2017, and applies to reports due no later than October 1, 2018.
Local Government Impact
This analysis assumes that the institutions would already be compliant with the reporting requirements; thus, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact to a public community or technical college, unless the institution fails to remain in compliance.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 716 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration