LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 19, 2009 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB675 by Bonnen (Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow the Texas Optometry Board, by rule, to allow a licensee to apply to the board to have a license placed on retired status. The bill would require a license holder on retired status to pay a license renewal fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee for a license on inactive status. Based on the analysis of the Texas Optometry Board, it is assumed any costs and duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:514 Optometry Board LBB Staff: JOB, CL, TG
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 19, 2009
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB675 by Bonnen (Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.), 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: HB675 by Bonnen (Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.), 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
HB675 by Bonnen (Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB675 by Bonnen (Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.), 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 would allow the Texas Optometry Board, by rule, to allow a licensee to apply to the board to have a license placed on retired status. The bill would require a license holder on retired status to pay a license renewal fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee for a license on inactive status. Based on the analysis of the Texas Optometry Board, it is assumed any costs and duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would allow the Texas Optometry Board, by rule, to allow a licensee to apply to the board to have a license placed on retired status. The bill would require a license holder on retired status to pay a license renewal fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee for a license on inactive status.
Based on the analysis of the Texas Optometry Board, it is assumed any costs and duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 514 Optometry Board
514 Optometry Board
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, TG
JOB, CL, TG