LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 28, 2021

TO:	Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB697 by Rosenthal (Relating to requiring entities that provide mental health services to veterans to provide military cultural competency training to personnel to accept a grant from a state agency.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to requiring entities that provide mental health services to veterans to provide military cultural competency training to personnel to accept a grant from a state agency could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

403 Veterans Commission, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 537 State Health Services

LBB Staff:

JMc, SLE, LCO, CST, SB