LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 27, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3083 by Price (Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Education Code relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. The bill would allow certain chemical dependency counselors to be eligible to participate in the program. Under provisions of the bill, the Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to maximize any matching funds available through the state loan repayment program under the National Health Service Corps program of the United State Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. Based on an analysis of information provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Health and Human Services Commission, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: UP, THo, KCA, DEH, GO LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 27, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3083 by Price (Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.), Conference Committee Report TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3083 by Price (Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.), Conference Committee Report Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB3083 by Price (Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.), Conference Committee Report HB3083 by Price (Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Education Code relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. The bill would allow certain chemical dependency counselors to be eligible to participate in the program. Under provisions of the bill, the Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to maximize any matching funds available through the state loan repayment program under the National Health Service Corps program of the United State Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. Based on an analysis of information provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Health and Human Services Commission, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: UP, THo, KCA, DEH, GO UP, THo, KCA, DEH, GO