LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2013 TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1141 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would implement a recommendation in the report, "Increase Food Security by Improving the Consistency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report submitted to the Eighty-third Texas Legislature, 2013. The bill would amend Chapter 33 of the Human Resources Code by adding a section that would eliminate the lifetime disqualification of an individual with a felony drug conviction from receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. Based on the LBBs analysis of HHSC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources. The Texas Workforce Commission indicates there could be a shift in services at Local Workforce Development Boards from approximately 1,800 SNAP Employment and Training General Population participants to Able Bodied Adults without Dependents. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: UP, CL, JI, JQ
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 25, 2013
TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1141 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1141 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), As Introduced
Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1141 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), As Introduced
HB1141 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would implement a recommendation in the report, "Increase Food Security by Improving the Consistency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report submitted to the Eighty-third Texas Legislature, 2013. The bill would amend Chapter 33 of the Human Resources Code by adding a section that would eliminate the lifetime disqualification of an individual with a felony drug conviction from receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. Based on the LBBs analysis of HHSC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources. The Texas Workforce Commission indicates there could be a shift in services at Local Workforce Development Boards from approximately 1,800 SNAP Employment and Training General Population participants to Able Bodied Adults without Dependents.
The bill would implement a recommendation in the report, "Increase Food Security by Improving the Consistency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report submitted to the Eighty-third Texas Legislature, 2013.
The bill would amend Chapter 33 of the Human Resources Code by adding a section that would eliminate the lifetime disqualification of an individual with a felony drug conviction from receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) estimates there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. Based on the LBBs analysis of HHSC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources. The Texas Workforce Commission indicates there could be a shift in services at Local Workforce Development Boards from approximately 1,800 SNAP Employment and Training General Population participants to Able Bodied Adults without Dependents.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission
529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff: UP, CL, JI, JQ
UP, CL, JI, JQ