Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB741 by Gervin-Hawkins (relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB741, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($3,012,732) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027.
The fiscal implications of providing reimbursement of all day care expenses incurred while the department is the child's managing conservator cannot be determined due to the agency's inability to accurately determine the number of children with a developmental disability. Additionally, the fiscal implications of providing monetary assistance retroactively to caregivers cannot be determined due to uncertainty of how many individuals would qualify for payments or services.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2026
($1,262,821)
2027
($1,749,911)
2028
($1,837,405)
2029
($1,929,275)
2030
($2,025,738)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
2026
($1,262,821)
2027
($1,749,911)
2028
($1,837,405)
2029
($1,929,275)
2030
($2,025,738)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to provide monetary assistance or additional services for day care to a relative or other designated care for a child under the age of 13 or under the age of 18 if the child has a developmental disability if the caregiver meets certain requirements. The bill would also apply to a caregiver assistance agreement entered into
before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
Methodology
According to DFPS, the expanded caregiver eligibility is expected to increase the use of relative day care by 17 percent due to the inclusion of certain youth aged 7 to 17. DFPS assumes a three-month start up to include this new population. Therefore, this analysis assumes an additional 137 recipients in fiscal year 2026 and 181 recipients in each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027 would be served.
According to DFPS, the fiscal implications of providing reimbursement of all day care expenses incurred while the department is the child's managing conservator cannot be determined due to the agency's inability to accurately determine the number of children with a developmental disability. Additionally, the fiscal implications of providing monetary assistance retroactively to caregivers cannot be determined due to uncertainty of how many individuals would qualify for payments or services.
It is assumed that any costs to the Health and Human Services Commission could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of