LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 13, 2013 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee On Government Organization FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB59 by Nelson (Relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend multiple statutes to modify or eliminate certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education that are currently filed with the office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, members of the Legislature and other state entities. The bill amend various statutes including the Texas Agriculture, Criminal Procedure, Education, Government, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Insurance, Labor, Natural Resources, Occupations, Transportation, Family, Water and Utilities Codes to modify various reporting requirements prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. The bill also repeals 27 provisions in Texas statute requiring the filing of various reports. This bill would have a positive but not significant fiscal impact to the state. As the process each agency uses to produce its statutorily required reports is unique, quantifying the staff time saved, printing costs, and storage costs saved by eliminating unnecessary reports cannot be quantified. Eliminating reports assessed as unnecessary is unlikely to lead to reductions in staff, but eliminating superfluous reporting requirements would enable an increase in agency productivity. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JI, PM
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 13, 2013
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee On Government Organization FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB59 by Nelson (Relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee On Government Organization
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB59 by Nelson (Relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee On Government Organization
Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee On Government Organization
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB59 by Nelson (Relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB59 by Nelson (Relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. ), 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 amend multiple statutes to modify or eliminate certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education that are currently filed with the office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, members of the Legislature and other state entities. The bill amend various statutes including the Texas Agriculture, Criminal Procedure, Education, Government, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Insurance, Labor, Natural Resources, Occupations, Transportation, Family, Water and Utilities Codes to modify various reporting requirements prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. The bill also repeals 27 provisions in Texas statute requiring the filing of various reports. This bill would have a positive but not significant fiscal impact to the state. As the process each agency uses to produce its statutorily required reports is unique, quantifying the staff time saved, printing costs, and storage costs saved by eliminating unnecessary reports cannot be quantified. Eliminating reports assessed as unnecessary is unlikely to lead to reductions in staff, but eliminating superfluous reporting requirements would enable an increase in agency productivity.
The bill would amend multiple statutes to modify or eliminate certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education that are currently filed with the office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, members of the Legislature and other state entities. The bill amend various statutes including the Texas Agriculture, Criminal Procedure, Education, Government, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Insurance, Labor, Natural Resources, Occupations, Transportation, Family, Water and Utilities Codes to modify various reporting requirements prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. The bill also repeals 27 provisions in Texas statute requiring the filing of various reports.
This bill would have a positive but not significant fiscal impact to the state. As the process each agency uses to produce its statutorily required reports is unique, quantifying the staff time saved, printing costs, and storage costs saved by eliminating unnecessary reports cannot be quantified. Eliminating reports assessed as unnecessary is unlikely to lead to reductions in staff, but eliminating superfluous reporting requirements would enable an increase in agency productivity.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JI, PM
UP, KJo, JI, PM