Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3115 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 5, 2017      TO: Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3115 by Simmons (Relating to the administration and enforcement of the Private Security Act.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Occupations Code to proscribe the Department of Public Safety's Private Security Board from adopting rules that favor one licensee over another based on the number of persons registered or commissioned under a license, or requiring continuing education for alarm installers and security sales persons after their first renewal. The bill would provide the Department of Public Safety's Private Security Board with additional flexibility in the types of training programs necessary to renew an endorsement by the Department of Public Safety. The bill would authorize the Department of Public Safety to require an alarm installer or alarm monitor to obtain continuing education credits. The bill would also clarify the circumstances under which inspections and audits would be authorized.It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety   LBB Staff:  UP, JAW, FR, AI, JGA    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2017





  TO: Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3115 by Simmons (Relating to the administration and enforcement of the Private Security Act.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3115 by Simmons (Relating to the administration and enforcement of the Private Security Act.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety 

 Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB3115 by Simmons (Relating to the administration and enforcement of the Private Security Act.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB3115 by Simmons (Relating to the administration and enforcement of the Private Security Act.), 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 Occupations Code to proscribe the Department of Public Safety's Private Security Board from adopting rules that favor one licensee over another based on the number of persons registered or commissioned under a license, or requiring continuing education for alarm installers and security sales persons after their first renewal. The bill would provide the Department of Public Safety's Private Security Board with additional flexibility in the types of training programs necessary to renew an endorsement by the Department of Public Safety. The bill would authorize the Department of Public Safety to require an alarm installer or alarm monitor to obtain continuing education credits. The bill would also clarify the circumstances under which inspections and audits would be authorized.It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff: UP, JAW, FR, AI, JGA

 UP, JAW, FR, AI, JGA