Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2 Senate Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 22, 2015      TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2 by Otto (relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted   Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($289,804,696) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. 

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 22, 2015





  TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2 by Otto (relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2 by Otto (relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

 Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance 

 Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB2 by Otto (relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

HB2 by Otto (relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($289,804,696) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. 

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($289,804,696) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.

 Appropriations:  Fiscal Year Appropriation out ofGeneral Revenue Fund1  Appropriation out ofFederal Funds555    2015 $299,802,696 $264,785,537   2016 $0    2017     General Revenue-Related Funds, Three-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds  2015 ($299,802,696)   2016 $0   2017 $0    General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds  2015 ($289,804,696)   2016 $0   2017 $0   2018 $0   2019 $0     All Funds, Five-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFederal Funds555  Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2014   2015 ($299,804,696) ($264,785,537) $10,000,000 19.5   2016 $0      2017       2018       2019       Fiscal Analysis *        Net General Revenue-related appropriations total an increase of $299,802,696 in fiscal year 2015.     FY 2015   General Revenue-related Appropriation Reductions:    Texas Public Finance Authority - Bond Debt Service Payments  $        (25,000,000)   Family and Protective Services - Foster Care Payments MOF Swap  $        (33,400,000)   Health and Human Services Commission - TANF Surplus in Cash Assistance Grants (GR MOE for TANF)  $        (50,000,000)   Texas Education Agency - Foundation School Program, Account No. 193  $      (710,000,000)   Higher Education Coordinating Board - Baylor College of Medicine Surplus  $             (221,152)   Water Development Board - Debt Service Savings  $          (5,932,518)   Texas Department of Transportation - Debt Service Savings relating to Proposition 12 Bonds  $        (22,100,000)      General Revenue-related Appropriation Increases:    Comptroller of Public Accounts - Texas Tomorrow Fund  $         87,671,644    Facilities Commission - Emergency Maintenance at State Owned Buildings  $           9,538,658    Facilities Commission - Critical Operations and Health & Safety Maintenance (TSD)  $         10,952,024    Facilities Commission - Capital Complex Master Plan  $              500,000    Facilities Commission - DMV Headquarters  $              500,000    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid  $         75,544,927    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance Provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $         79,685,024    Teacher Retirement System - TRS Care  $       768,100,754    University of Texas at Austin - Economic Geology  $           4,471,800    Lamar State College -Orange - Damages Associated with Hurricane Ike  $           1,077,557    UTMB - Galveston - Bio-Containment Critical Care Unit  $           8,200,000    Lee College - Prison Higher Education  $              775,000    District Courts - Comptroller's Judiciary Section - Trial Costs for Erath County  $              500,000    Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Managed Health Care (CMHC)  $         42,500,000    Texas Military Department - Border Security  $           9,000,000    Department of Public Safety - Border Security  $         29,253,684    Animal Health Commission - Cattle Fever Tick Quarantine  $              601,111    Cattle Tuberculosis  $              188,736    Parks and Wildlife Department - Contingency appropriation for the San Jacinto Lawsuit Settlement  $         10,000,000    Parks and Wildlife Department - Border Security  $           2,095,447    Department of Insurance - Health Texas  and other agency operations  $           5,300,000 *        Net Federal Funds appropriations total an increase of $264,785,537 for fiscal year 2015 as follows:     FY 2015  Federal Funds Appropriation Increases:   Family and Protective Services - Foster Care Payments  $         43,671,644    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid  $       104,538,332    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $       113,570,204    Health and Human Services Commission - TANF Cash Assistance Grants  $           3,005,357 *         Appropriations Authority Changes           Transfers within the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to address the Medicaid shortfall:    $101,812,581  in General Revenue from Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid    $    2,722,670  in General Revenue from the Office of the Inspector General    $    2,412,362  in General Revenue from TANF Cash Assistance  Transfers from the Department of Aging and Disability to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:    $  98,762,408  in General Revenue from Habilitation Services    $  31,151,738  in General Revenue from Long-term Care Services and Supports  Transfers from State Health Services to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:    $    5,900,000  in General Revenue from Community Primary Care Services    $    1,300,000  in General Revenue from Community Mental Health Crisis Services           UT Austin - Center for Economic Geology - Establishment of a technical advisory committee  Veterans Commission - Increase of 19.5 Full-Time-Equivalent Positions (FTEs) for FY 2015.  Department of Aging and Disability - Capital Budget Authority for BIP-Secure Web Portal  Department of Aging and Disability - Capital Budget Authority for Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement Renewal  Department of Family and Protective Services - Transfers to Address Certain Shortfalls  Department of State Health Services - Transfers to Address Certain Shortfalls  Health and Human Services Commission - Capital Budget Authority for Secure Mobile Infrastructure  Health and Human Services Commission -- Reporting requirement relating to capitation payments for the  Medicaid  appropriations for the Health Insurance Providers Fee and Federal Income Tax payments.    Midland College - Grant Agreement with Permian Basin Petroleum Museum  Department of Criminal Justice - Certain Transfers to address CMHC shortfall  Department of Public Safety - Use of Funds for Recruit Schools  Department of Public Safety - Limitation of Transfer Authority  Department of Transportation - Unexpended Balance Authority for Road Repairs to Energy Sectors and County Transportation Infrastructure GrantsImpact on Balances and RevenueGeneral Revenue Fund 001The bill would increase General Revenue balances (Fund 001) in FY 2015 by $10 million which would be deposited to the General Revenue Fund from proceeds recovered from the final judgment  in the Harris County v. Waste Management of Texas, Inc.   Methodology The amounts identified above represent changes to previously authorized amounts and purposes for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015. Technology The bill would provide authority to amend capital budgets for the Department of Aging and Disability Services (BIP-Secure Web Portal project and the Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement Renewal project) and the Health and Human Services Commission (Secure Mobile Infrastructure project). Local Government Impact The reduction in Foundation School Program (FSP appropriations in fiscal year 2015 will have no local fiscal impact.  School districts and charter schools generate FSP entitlement independent of the appropriations process; FSP appropriations are estimates of the amount necessary to fund entitlement in the coming biennium.  2014-15 appropriations are now estimated to be $710 million in General Revenue funds more than the amount necessary to fund 2014-15 entitlement, primarily due to larger than projected settle-up savings and updated budget drivers, including district property values and student counts.  The Comptroller's Judiciary Section would be appropriated $500,000 in General Revenue funds for the expenses incurred by Erath County related to the Chris Kyle murder trial.  The appropriations would be for a two year period beginning in FY 2015.The Parks and Wildlife Department would be appropriated up to $10 million from proceeds recovered from the final judgment in the Harris County v. Waste Management of Texas, Inc., for a two-year period beginning in fiscal year 2015 to transfer to Harris County to mitigate the effects of environmental contamination as specified in the bill.      Source Agencies:   LBB Staff:  UP, KK, MS    

  Fiscal Year Appropriation out ofGeneral Revenue Fund1  Appropriation out ofFederal Funds555    2015 $299,802,696 $264,785,537   2016 $0    2017    


2015 $299,802,696 $264,785,537
2016 $0
2017

General Revenue-Related Funds, Three-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds  2015 ($299,802,696)   2016 $0   2017 $0    


2015 ($299,802,696)
2016 $0
2017 $0

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds  2015 ($289,804,696)   2016 $0   2017 $0   2018 $0   2019 $0    


2015 ($289,804,696)
2016 $0
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0

 All Funds, Five-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFederal Funds555  Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2014   2015 ($299,804,696) ($264,785,537) $10,000,000 19.5   2016 $0      2017       2018       2019       

  Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFederal Funds555  Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2014   2015 ($299,804,696) ($264,785,537) $10,000,000 19.5   2016 $0      2017       2018       2019      


2015 ($299,804,696) ($264,785,537) $10,000,000 19.5
2016 $0
2017
2018
2019

Fiscal Analysis

*        Net General Revenue-related appropriations total an increase of $299,802,696 in fiscal year 2015.     FY 2015   General Revenue-related Appropriation Reductions:    Texas Public Finance Authority - Bond Debt Service Payments  $        (25,000,000)   Family and Protective Services - Foster Care Payments MOF Swap  $        (33,400,000)   Health and Human Services Commission - TANF Surplus in Cash Assistance Grants (GR MOE for TANF)  $        (50,000,000)   Texas Education Agency - Foundation School Program, Account No. 193  $      (710,000,000)   Higher Education Coordinating Board - Baylor College of Medicine Surplus  $             (221,152)   Water Development Board - Debt Service Savings  $          (5,932,518)   Texas Department of Transportation - Debt Service Savings relating to Proposition 12 Bonds  $        (22,100,000)      General Revenue-related Appropriation Increases:    Comptroller of Public Accounts - Texas Tomorrow Fund  $         87,671,644    Facilities Commission - Emergency Maintenance at State Owned Buildings  $           9,538,658    Facilities Commission - Critical Operations and Health & Safety Maintenance (TSD)  $         10,952,024    Facilities Commission - Capital Complex Master Plan  $              500,000    Facilities Commission - DMV Headquarters  $              500,000    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid  $         75,544,927    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance Provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $         79,685,024    Teacher Retirement System - TRS Care  $       768,100,754    University of Texas at Austin - Economic Geology  $           4,471,800    Lamar State College -Orange - Damages Associated with Hurricane Ike  $           1,077,557    UTMB - Galveston - Bio-Containment Critical Care Unit  $           8,200,000    Lee College - Prison Higher Education  $              775,000    District Courts - Comptroller's Judiciary Section - Trial Costs for Erath County  $              500,000    Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Managed Health Care (CMHC)  $         42,500,000    Texas Military Department - Border Security  $           9,000,000    Department of Public Safety - Border Security  $         29,253,684    Animal Health Commission - Cattle Fever Tick Quarantine  $              601,111    Cattle Tuberculosis  $              188,736    Parks and Wildlife Department - Contingency appropriation for the San Jacinto Lawsuit Settlement  $         10,000,000    Parks and Wildlife Department - Border Security  $           2,095,447    Department of Insurance - Health Texas  and other agency operations  $           5,300,000 *        Net Federal Funds appropriations total an increase of $264,785,537 for fiscal year 2015 as follows:     FY 2015  Federal Funds Appropriation Increases:   Family and Protective Services - Foster Care Payments  $         43,671,644    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid  $       104,538,332    Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance provider Fee and Federal Income Tax  $       113,570,204    Health and Human Services Commission - TANF Cash Assistance Grants  $           3,005,357 *         Appropriations Authority Changes           Transfers within the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to address the Medicaid shortfall:    $101,812,581  in General Revenue from Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid    $    2,722,670  in General Revenue from the Office of the Inspector General    $    2,412,362  in General Revenue from TANF Cash Assistance  Transfers from the Department of Aging and Disability to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:    $  98,762,408  in General Revenue from Habilitation Services    $  31,151,738  in General Revenue from Long-term Care Services and Supports  Transfers from State Health Services to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:    $    5,900,000  in General Revenue from Community Primary Care Services    $    1,300,000  in General Revenue from Community Mental Health Crisis Services           UT Austin - Center for Economic Geology - Establishment of a technical advisory committee  Veterans Commission - Increase of 19.5 Full-Time-Equivalent Positions (FTEs) for FY 2015.  Department of Aging and Disability - Capital Budget Authority for BIP-Secure Web Portal  Department of Aging and Disability - Capital Budget Authority for Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement Renewal  Department of Family and Protective Services - Transfers to Address Certain Shortfalls  Department of State Health Services - Transfers to Address Certain Shortfalls  Health and Human Services Commission - Capital Budget Authority for Secure Mobile Infrastructure  Health and Human Services Commission -- Reporting requirement relating to capitation payments for the  Medicaid  appropriations for the Health Insurance Providers Fee and Federal Income Tax payments.    Midland College - Grant Agreement with Permian Basin Petroleum Museum  Department of Criminal Justice - Certain Transfers to address CMHC shortfall  Department of Public Safety - Use of Funds for Recruit Schools  Department of Public Safety - Limitation of Transfer Authority  Department of Transportation - Unexpended Balance Authority for Road Repairs to Energy Sectors and County Transportation Infrastructure GrantsImpact on Balances and RevenueGeneral Revenue Fund 001The bill would increase General Revenue balances (Fund 001) in FY 2015 by $10 million which would be deposited to the General Revenue Fund from proceeds recovered from the final judgment  in the Harris County v. Waste Management of Texas, Inc.  

Net General Revenue-related appropriations total an increase of $299,802,696 in fiscal year 2015.
  FY 2015
General Revenue-related Appropriation Reductions:
 Texas Public Finance Authority - Bond Debt Service Payments $        (25,000,000)
 Family and Protective Services - Foster Care Payments MOF Swap $        (33,400,000)
 Health and Human Services Commission - TANF Surplus in Cash Assistance Grants (GR MOE for TANF) $        (50,000,000)
 Texas Education Agency - Foundation School Program, Account No. 193 $      (710,000,000)
 Higher Education Coordinating Board - Baylor College of Medicine Surplus $             (221,152)
 Water Development Board - Debt Service Savings $          (5,932,518)
 Texas Department of Transportation - Debt Service Savings relating to Proposition 12 Bonds $        (22,100,000)
General Revenue-related Appropriation Increases:
 Comptroller of Public Accounts - Texas Tomorrow Fund $         87,671,644
 Facilities Commission - Emergency Maintenance at State Owned Buildings $           9,538,658
 Facilities Commission - Critical Operations and Health & Safety Maintenance (TSD) $         10,952,024
 Facilities Commission - Capital Complex Master Plan $              500,000
 Facilities Commission - DMV Headquarters $              500,000
 Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid $         75,544,927
 Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance Provider Fee and Federal Income Tax $         79,685,024
 Teacher Retirement System - TRS Care $       768,100,754
 University of Texas at Austin - Economic Geology $           4,471,800
 Lamar State College -Orange - Damages Associated with Hurricane Ike $           1,077,557
 UTMB - Galveston - Bio-Containment Critical Care Unit $           8,200,000
 Lee College - Prison Higher Education $              775,000
 District Courts - Comptroller's Judiciary Section - Trial Costs for Erath County $              500,000
 Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Managed Health Care (CMHC) $         42,500,000
 Texas Military Department - Border Security $           9,000,000
 Department of Public Safety - Border Security $         29,253,684
 Animal Health Commission - Cattle Fever Tick Quarantine $              601,111
 Cattle Tuberculosis $              188,736
 Parks and Wildlife Department - Contingency appropriation for the San Jacinto Lawsuit Settlement $         10,000,000
 Parks and Wildlife Department - Border Security $           2,095,447
 Department of Insurance - Health Texas  and other agency operations $           5,300,000

Net Federal Funds appropriations total an increase of $264,785,537 for fiscal year 2015 as follows:
  FY 2015
Federal Funds Appropriation Increases:
 Family and Protective Services - Foster Care Payments $         43,671,644
 Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid $       104,538,332
 Health and Human Services Commission - Medicaid - Health Insurance provider Fee and Federal Income Tax $       113,570,204
 Health and Human Services Commission - TANF Cash Assistance Grants $           3,005,357

Appropriations Authority Changes
Transfers within the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to address the Medicaid shortfall:
 $101,812,581 in General Revenue from Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid
 $    2,722,670 in General Revenue from the Office of the Inspector General
 $    2,412,362 in General Revenue from TANF Cash Assistance
Transfers from the Department of Aging and Disability to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:
 $  98,762,408 in General Revenue from Habilitation Services
 $  31,151,738 in General Revenue from Long-term Care Services and Supports
Transfers from State Health Services to HHSC to address the Medicaid shortfall:
 $    5,900,000 in General Revenue from Community Primary Care Services
 $    1,300,000 in General Revenue from Community Mental Health Crisis Services
UT Austin - Center for Economic Geology - Establishment of a technical advisory committee
Veterans Commission - Increase of 19.5 Full-Time-Equivalent Positions (FTEs) for FY 2015.
Department of Aging and Disability - Capital Budget Authority for BIP-Secure Web Portal
Department of Aging and Disability - Capital Budget Authority for Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement Renewal
Department of Family and Protective Services - Transfers to Address Certain Shortfalls
Department of State Health Services - Transfers to Address Certain Shortfalls
Health and Human Services Commission - Capital Budget Authority for Secure Mobile Infrastructure
Health and Human Services Commission -- Reporting requirement relating to capitation payments for the  Medicaid  appropriations for the Health Insurance Providers Fee and Federal Income Tax payments.
Midland College - Grant Agreement with Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Department of Criminal Justice - Certain Transfers to address CMHC shortfall
Department of Public Safety - Use of Funds for Recruit Schools
Department of Public Safety - Limitation of Transfer Authority
Department of Transportation - Unexpended Balance Authority for Road Repairs to Energy Sectors and County Transportation Infrastructure Grants

Methodology

The amounts identified above represent changes to previously authorized amounts and purposes for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015.

Technology

The bill would provide authority to amend capital budgets for the Department of Aging and Disability Services (BIP-Secure Web Portal project and the Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement Renewal project) and the Health and Human Services Commission (Secure Mobile Infrastructure project).

Local Government Impact

The reduction in Foundation School Program (FSP appropriations in fiscal year 2015 will have no local fiscal impact.  School districts and charter schools generate FSP entitlement independent of the appropriations process; FSP appropriations are estimates of the amount necessary to fund entitlement in the coming biennium.  2014-15 appropriations are now estimated to be $710 million in General Revenue funds more than the amount necessary to fund 2014-15 entitlement, primarily due to larger than projected settle-up savings and updated budget drivers, including district property values and student counts.  The Comptroller's Judiciary Section would be appropriated $500,000 in General Revenue funds for the expenses incurred by Erath County related to the Chris Kyle murder trial.  The appropriations would be for a two year period beginning in FY 2015.The Parks and Wildlife Department would be appropriated up to $10 million from proceeds recovered from the final judgment in the Harris County v. Waste Management of Texas, Inc., for a two-year period beginning in fiscal year 2015 to transfer to Harris County to mitigate the effects of environmental contamination as specified in the bill.  

Source Agencies:



LBB Staff: UP, KK, MS

 UP, KK, MS