LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2011 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB120 by Uresti (Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Family Code and provide that the courts, before a hearing to establish a support order, require written information regarding the availability and existence of dental insurance of the child, and requiring the court's final order to contain provisions for dental care. In addition, the courts would be required to order a parent to provide dental insurance, if available at reasonable cost, or to provide cash dental support if insurance is not available. The Office of the Attorney General indicates that additional costs would be incurred for programming adjustments to the child support automated system. The most significant changes would be to the financial and support order screens, case initiation, monitoring, tracking, assessment, and enforcement screens. However, this analysis assumes that those additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: JOB, JT, JM
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 5, 2011
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB120 by Uresti (Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB120 by Uresti (Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.), As Introduced
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB120 by Uresti (Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.), As Introduced
SB120 by Uresti (Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.), As Introduced
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 and provide that the courts, before a hearing to establish a support order, require written information regarding the availability and existence of dental insurance of the child, and requiring the court's final order to contain provisions for dental care. In addition, the courts would be required to order a parent to provide dental insurance, if available at reasonable cost, or to provide cash dental support if insurance is not available. The Office of the Attorney General indicates that additional costs would be incurred for programming adjustments to the child support automated system. The most significant changes would be to the financial and support order screens, case initiation, monitoring, tracking, assessment, and enforcement screens. However, this analysis assumes that those additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would amend the Family Code and provide that the courts, before a hearing to establish a support order, require written information regarding the availability and existence of dental insurance of the child, and requiring the court's final order to contain provisions for dental care. In addition, the courts would be required to order a parent to provide dental insurance, if available at reasonable cost, or to provide cash dental support if insurance is not available.
The Office of the Attorney General indicates that additional costs would be incurred for programming adjustments to the child support automated system. The most significant changes would be to the financial and support order screens, case initiation, monitoring, tracking, assessment, and enforcement screens. However, this analysis assumes that those additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
302 Office of the Attorney General, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, JM
JOB, JT, JM