LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2017 TO: Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1695 by Shaheen (Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Subchapter C of Chapter 656 of the Government Code, regarding training for state officers and employees.The bill would require state agencies that spend more than $5,000 per fiscal year for training of any individual employee to submit certain agency training information to the Legislative Budget Board.The bill would require the Comptroller of Public Accounts to develop and provide a purchasing and contract management training program to meet the needs of state agencies. The bill would authorize the Comptroller to assess a fee for training in an amount not to exceed the costs incurred to provide the training. The bill would require state agency personnel directly involved in contract negotiations for the purchase of information resources technologies to complete the training developed by the Department of Information Resources. The bill would add to the items to be included in this training, information on how to use cooperative contracts entered into by the Department of Information Resources.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources LBB Staff: UP, KK, JPU, DRE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2017 TO: Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1695 by Shaheen (Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees.), As Introduced TO: Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1695 by Shaheen (Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees.), As Introduced Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1695 by Shaheen (Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees.), As Introduced HB1695 by Shaheen (Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Subchapter C of Chapter 656 of the Government Code, regarding training for state officers and employees.The bill would require state agencies that spend more than $5,000 per fiscal year for training of any individual employee to submit certain agency training information to the Legislative Budget Board.The bill would require the Comptroller of Public Accounts to develop and provide a purchasing and contract management training program to meet the needs of state agencies. The bill would authorize the Comptroller to assess a fee for training in an amount not to exceed the costs incurred to provide the training. The bill would require state agency personnel directly involved in contract negotiations for the purchase of information resources technologies to complete the training developed by the Department of Information Resources. The bill would add to the items to be included in this training, information on how to use cooperative contracts entered into by the Department of Information Resources.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources LBB Staff: UP, KK, JPU, DRE UP, KK, JPU, DRE