Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2359 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/20/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 20, 2023       TO: Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2359 by Walle (Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that any costs for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) could be absorbed within existing resources. Funding is not included to achieve the targets identified in the bill. If the agencies were required to meet those targets, HHSC would require appropriations to achieve the target for child care licensing inspections. DFPS would require additional appropriations to achieve a call hold time of 5.0 minutes. Currently, DFPS is able to achieve the caseload targets within existing appropriations.   Local Government ImpactNo fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, ER, AN

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 20, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2359 by Walle (Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2359 by Walle (Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.), As Introduced

 Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services

 Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB2359 by Walle (Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.), As Introduced 

 HB2359 by Walle (Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) could be absorbed within existing resources. Funding is not included to achieve the targets identified in the bill. If the agencies were required to meet those targets, HHSC would require appropriations to achieve the target for child care licensing inspections. DFPS would require additional appropriations to achieve a call hold time of 5.0 minutes. Currently, DFPS is able to achieve the caseload targets within existing appropriations. 

It is assumed that any costs for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) could be absorbed within existing resources. 



Funding is not included to achieve the targets identified in the bill. If the agencies were required to meet those targets, HHSC would require appropriations to achieve the target for child care licensing inspections. DFPS would require additional appropriations to achieve a call hold time of 5.0 minutes. Currently, DFPS is able to achieve the caseload targets within existing appropriations. 

 Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, ER, AN

JMc, NPe, ER, AN