LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 April 30, 2013 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB947 by King, Susan (Relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to review the manner in which the office investigates fraud, waste, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and coordinates with other state and federal agencies in the investigations. The bill would require the OIG to submit a report to the legislature on strategies for addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in SNAP. The OIG at HHSC anticipates any additional work resulting from the enactment of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: UP, ES, CL, VJC
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
April 30, 2013
Revision 1
Revision 1
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB947 by King, Susan (Relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB947 by King, Susan (Relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), 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
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB947 by King, Susan (Relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB947 by King, Susan (Relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.), 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 require the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to review the manner in which the office investigates fraud, waste, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and coordinates with other state and federal agencies in the investigations. The bill would require the OIG to submit a report to the legislature on strategies for addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in SNAP. The OIG at HHSC anticipates any additional work resulting from the enactment of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
The bill would require the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to review the manner in which the office investigates fraud, waste, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and coordinates with other state and federal agencies in the investigations. The bill would require the OIG to submit a report to the legislature on strategies for addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in SNAP.
The OIG at HHSC anticipates any additional work resulting from the enactment of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
302 Office of the Attorney General, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff: UP, ES, CL, VJC
UP, ES, CL, VJC