LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2015 TO: Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB337 by Taylor, Van (Relating to the right of directors of special districts to obtain district information, documents, and records.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to permit a director of a special district the right to access certain information from a special district. The bill would establish a procedure of maintaining confidentiality of the information. Under the provisions of the bill, a director of a special district may seek a decision from the Attorney General whether information is confidential or excepted from disclosure. The Attorney General would be required to respond to the county by issuing a written decision within 45 days or within an extension of the 45 day period by 10 business days. A director of a special district or the special district may appeal the decision to a district court under certain conditions. The Office of Court Administration reported no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General LBB Staff: UP, CL, SD, EK, TBo
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2015
TO: Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB337 by Taylor, Van (Relating to the right of directors of special districts to obtain district information, documents, and records.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB337 by Taylor, Van (Relating to the right of directors of special districts to obtain district information, documents, and records.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB337 by Taylor, Van (Relating to the right of directors of special districts to obtain district information, documents, and records.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB337 by Taylor, Van (Relating to the right of directors of special districts to obtain district information, documents, and records.), 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 the Local Government Code to permit a director of a special district the right to access certain information from a special district. The bill would establish a procedure of maintaining confidentiality of the information. Under the provisions of the bill, a director of a special district may seek a decision from the Attorney General whether information is confidential or excepted from disclosure. The Attorney General would be required to respond to the county by issuing a written decision within 45 days or within an extension of the 45 day period by 10 business days. A director of a special district or the special district may appeal the decision to a district court under certain conditions. The Office of Court Administration reported no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: UP, CL, SD, EK, TBo
UP, CL, SD, EK, TBo