LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1011 by Taylor (Relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Health and Safety Code relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals. The Anatomical Board of Texas will distribute donated bodies or redistribute bodies donated to medical schools to persons training animals to assist in search and rescue activities conducted by a law enforcement agency. Also, the board must ensure that the person will use the body only to assist a law enforcement agency in the conduct of search and rescue activities. It is expected that the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources. This bill would become effective September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact The fiscal impact to an applicable local governmental entity or an institution that chose to accept anatomical specimens for the use of training search and rescue animals would vary depending on the number of instances a specimen was received and the transportation costs incurred. According to the analysis by the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, there would be no fiscal impact to the medical examiner's office; however, there may be a fiscal impact on Travis County since the costs for transportation of a body is paid by the institution receiving the body. If the Travis County Sheriff's Office or another local governmental entity such as a county-wide emergency response coalition, wanted to receive a body for the training of search and rescue animals, that entity would incur the transportation costs for that purpose. According to the Arlington Texas Police Department, no fiscal impact is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 716 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department LBB Staff: UP, SZ, SK, DEH, JAW, ESi, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 5, 2013
TO: Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1011 by Taylor (Relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1011 by Taylor (Relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals.), As Introduced
Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1011 by Taylor (Relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals.), As Introduced
SB1011 by Taylor (Relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Health and Safety Code relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals. The Anatomical Board of Texas will distribute donated bodies or redistribute bodies donated to medical schools to persons training animals to assist in search and rescue activities conducted by a law enforcement agency. Also, the board must ensure that the person will use the body only to assist a law enforcement agency in the conduct of search and rescue activities. It is expected that the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources. This bill would become effective September 1, 2013.
The bill would amend Health and Safety Code relating to the use of human remains in the training of search and rescue animals. The Anatomical Board of Texas will distribute donated bodies or redistribute bodies donated to medical schools to persons training animals to assist in search and rescue activities conducted by a law enforcement agency. Also, the board must ensure that the person will use the body only to assist a law enforcement agency in the conduct of search and rescue activities. It is expected that the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources.
This bill would become effective September 1, 2013.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal impact to an applicable local governmental entity or an institution that chose to accept anatomical specimens for the use of training search and rescue animals would vary depending on the number of instances a specimen was received and the transportation costs incurred. According to the analysis by the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, there would be no fiscal impact to the medical examiner's office; however, there may be a fiscal impact on Travis County since the costs for transportation of a body is paid by the institution receiving the body. If the Travis County Sheriff's Office or another local governmental entity such as a county-wide emergency response coalition, wanted to receive a body for the training of search and rescue animals, that entity would incur the transportation costs for that purpose. According to the Arlington Texas Police Department, no fiscal impact is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 716 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department
405 Department of Public Safety, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 716 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department
LBB Staff: UP, SZ, SK, DEH, JAW, ESi, TP
UP, SZ, SK, DEH, JAW, ESi, TP