Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1903, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($1,127,017) through the biennium ending August 31, 2025.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2024
($570,814)
2025
($556,203)
2026
($556,559)
2027
($556,919)
2028
($557,283)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2023
2024
($570,814)
4.0
2025
($556,203)
4.0
2026
($556,559)
4.0
2027
($556,919)
4.0
2028
($557,283)
4.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to establish a grant program for the purpose of enhancing the technological capabilities of health care facilities providing mental health care services in this state.
Methodology
The analysis assumes HHSC would require 4.0 additional full-time equivalents (FTEs), including a Manager VI, a Data Analyst IV, a Program Specialist VI, and a Contract Specialist V to administer the grant program. Costs for FTEs, including salary, benefits, technology, furniture, supplies, site visits, and promotional materials would total $0.6 million per fiscal year.
The cost estimate includes only the cost to administer the program and does not include funding required to provide grants to health care facilities. HHSC would require appropriations beyond the administrative costs to actually implement the grant program, but the cost for grant funding would depend on the preferred scale of the program including the number of grant recipients and technology projects that would be supported. Due to the uncertainty about the preferred program scale, an estimate for the cost of grants cannot be determined.
Technology
FTE-related technology costs would be less than $0.1 million each fiscal year.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.