LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 9, 2009 TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1820 by Fraser (Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Family Code relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability. The bill would add payments for foster care of a child to the list of items exempted when calculating a person's net resources for determining child support liability. To the extent that the bill would alter the allowable exemptions, the rules change is not anticipated to increase the workload of the courts. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 9, 2009 TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1820 by Fraser (Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1820 by Fraser (Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB1820 by Fraser (Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB1820 by Fraser (Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability.), 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 amend the Family Code relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability. The bill would add payments for foster care of a child to the list of items exempted when calculating a person's net resources for determining child support liability. To the extent that the bill would alter the allowable exemptions, the rules change is not anticipated to increase the workload of the courts. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JP JOB, MN, JP