LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 10, 2019

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2001 by Leach (Relating to leave for state employees who are volunteers of certain disaster relief organizations.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 661 of the Government Code to allow leave for state employees who volunteer with organizations that are members of the Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters. Based on the analysis, it is assumed that the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

320 Texas Workforce Commission, 405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Texas Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

WP, CLo, CMa, JQ, BRi, CSt