Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB787 by Davis, Sarah (Relating to a study on the state certification of music therapists.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create the Advisory Council on Music Therapy to conduct a study on the state certification of music therapists. The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide administrative and staff support for the advisory council and to publish the advisory council's report on the agency's website. The advisory council would be abolished and the bill would expire September 1, 2022.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.
The agency estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.