LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 22, 2013 TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB176 by Carona (Relating to the distribution of certain consultants' reports. ), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code, Section 2254 to require that consulting services contracts include a provision that allows the contracting state agency to distribute any report produced from the contract and post it on the agency or a standing legislative committee website. A sample of agencies including the Employees Retirement System (ERS), the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within each agency's existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JJO, KKR, JI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 22, 2013
TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB176 by Carona (Relating to the distribution of certain consultants' reports. ), Conference Committee Report
TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB176 by Carona (Relating to the distribution of certain consultants' reports. ), Conference Committee Report
Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB176 by Carona (Relating to the distribution of certain consultants' reports. ), Conference Committee Report
SB176 by Carona (Relating to the distribution of certain consultants' reports. ), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code, Section 2254 to require that consulting services contracts include a provision that allows the contracting state agency to distribute any report produced from the contract and post it on the agency or a standing legislative committee website. A sample of agencies including the Employees Retirement System (ERS), the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within each agency's existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance
323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JJO, KKR, JI
UP, KJo, JJO, KKR, JI