LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 18, 2023 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1930 by Kolkhorst (Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1930, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($2,024,302) through the biennium ending August 31, 2025. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact toGeneral Revenue Related Funds2024($1,025,560)2025($998,742)2026($1,001,482)2027($1,004,300)2028($1,007,205)All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable (Cost) fromGR Match For Medicaid758 Probable (Cost) fromFederal Funds555 Change in Number of State Employees from FY 20232024($1,014,290)($11,270)($101,429)7.52025($987,767)($10,975)($98,777)7.52026($990,477)($11,005)($99,048)7.52027($993,264)($11,036)($99,326)7.52028($996,137)($11,068)($99,614)7.5 Fiscal AnalysisThis bill would allow courts in making a determination whether a child is placed in residential treatment center to consider additional information, including psychological or psychiatric assessments and whether there are other programs that more effectively meet the child 's needs.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1930 by Kolkhorst (Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1930 by Kolkhorst (Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.), As Introduced
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1930 by Kolkhorst (Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.), As Introduced
SB1930 by Kolkhorst (Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1930, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($2,024,302) through the biennium ending August 31, 2025. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1930, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($2,024,302) through the biennium ending August 31, 2025. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
2024 ($1,025,560)
2025 ($998,742)
2026 ($1,001,482)
2027 ($1,004,300)
2028 ($1,007,205)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
2024 ($1,014,290) ($11,270) ($101,429) 7.5
2025 ($987,767) ($10,975) ($98,777) 7.5
2026 ($990,477) ($11,005) ($99,048) 7.5
2027 ($993,264) ($11,036) ($99,326) 7.5
2028 ($996,137) ($11,068) ($99,614) 7.5
Fiscal Analysis
This bill would allow courts in making a determination whether a child is placed in residential treatment center to consider additional information, including psychological or psychiatric assessments and whether there are other programs that more effectively meet the child 's needs.
Methodology
According to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), currently there are 1,147 children in residential treatment centers (RTCs) and 75 children without placement that would likely require specialized placement such as a RTC. Therefore, DFPS would need to collect the information identified in the bill for 1,222 children prior to the court hearing. This analysis assumes that half of the cases each month would need collected and updated information and that each child's case would require 2.0 hours of work to gather the documentation. To address the increased workload, this analysis assumes the need of 9.5 Residential Treatment Placement Coordinator Fulltime Equivalents (FTEs). Of the additional FTEs, 2.0 FTEs would be included as part of the resource transfer to regions where Community-based Care is implemented as those staff would be responsible for providing the documentation in those regions. It is assumed that any costs to the Office of Court Administration could be absorbed within existing resources.
It is assumed that any costs to the Office of Court Administration could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
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