LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 7, 2009 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2917 by McReynolds (Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill expands the authority of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment, employees, and in some cases contractors at the: 1. Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) 2. South Texas Health Care System (STHCS) 3. Bureau of Vital Statistics of the DSHS, or 4. Council on Sex Offenders or other division or component of DSHS that monitors sexually violent predators. According to DSHS, there would be minimal additional costs; that could be absorbed, and revenue associated with the expanded criminal background checks due to the fact that some employees at these entities are already receiving criminal background checks and the costs for the checks are not very high ($1.00 per applicant for a name check and $44.20 for an FBI background check). Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of LBB Staff: JOB, CL, PP, JF, MB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 7, 2009
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2917 by McReynolds (Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2917 by McReynolds (Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2917 by McReynolds (Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2917 by McReynolds (Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill expands the authority of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment, employees, and in some cases contractors at the: 1. Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) 2. South Texas Health Care System (STHCS) 3. Bureau of Vital Statistics of the DSHS, or 4. Council on Sex Offenders or other division or component of DSHS that monitors sexually violent predators. According to DSHS, there would be minimal additional costs; that could be absorbed, and revenue associated with the expanded criminal background checks due to the fact that some employees at these entities are already receiving criminal background checks and the costs for the checks are not very high ($1.00 per applicant for a name check and $44.20 for an FBI background check).
The bill expands the authority of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment, employees, and in some cases contractors at the:
1. Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID)
2. South Texas Health Care System (STHCS)
3. Bureau of Vital Statistics of the DSHS, or
4. Council on Sex Offenders or other division or component of DSHS that monitors sexually violent predators.
According to DSHS, there would be minimal additional costs; that could be absorbed, and revenue associated with the expanded criminal background checks due to the fact that some employees at these entities are already receiving criminal background checks and the costs for the checks are not very high ($1.00 per applicant for a name check and $44.20 for an FBI background check).
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, PP, JF, MB
JOB, CL, PP, JF, MB