LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 28, 2023

TO:	Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB629 by Menéndez (relating to the use of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events and to the permissible uses of money appropriated to a state agency from the opioid abatement account.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

It is assumed that school districts that choose to implement a policy regarding the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists would likely have costs including for appropriate training of staff and volunteers, storage, and reporting. 

Source Agencies:

537 State Health Services, Department of, 701 Texas Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JMc, KSk, ASA, ENA