Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3944 Engrossed / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 20, 2015      TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3944 by King, Tracy O. (Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture.), As Engrossed    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Agriculture Code, regarding the various nutritional programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).  The bill would provide that a decision of the TDA's administrative review official or of the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in certain child and adult nutrition cases is a final administrative determination of TDA and would not be subject to judicial review, in alignment with federal guidelines. Both TDA and SOAH indicate that provisions of the bill may be reasonably absorbed within each agency's existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 551 Department of Agriculture   LBB Staff:  UP, SZ, TB    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 20, 2015





  TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3944 by King, Tracy O. (Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture.), As Engrossed  

TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3944 by King, Tracy O. (Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs 

 Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB3944 by King, Tracy O. (Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture.), As Engrossed

HB3944 by King, Tracy O. (Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture.), As Engrossed



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend the Agriculture Code, regarding the various nutritional programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).  The bill would provide that a decision of the TDA's administrative review official or of the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in certain child and adult nutrition cases is a final administrative determination of TDA and would not be subject to judicial review, in alignment with federal guidelines. Both TDA and SOAH indicate that provisions of the bill may be reasonably absorbed within each agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 551 Department of Agriculture

360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 551 Department of Agriculture

LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TB

 UP, SZ, TB