LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 13, 2017

TO:
Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1743 by Zaffirini (Relating to transferring the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to The University of Texas at Austin and renaming the office the Office for Healthy Children.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code, Human Resources Code and Education Code to transfer the Texas Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (TOPDD) to The University of Texas at Austin. The bill would rename TOPDD the Office for Healthy Children. TOPDD is currently supported by an appropriation to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and through grants and donations. The bill would take effect August 31, 2017.  

Based on LBB's analysis of HHSC and The University of Texas at Austin, duties and responsibilities associated with transferring TOPDD to The University of Texas at Austin, could be accomplished utilizing existing resources. This analysis assumes that any funding provided to the TOPDD would also transfer and, therefore, any associated increased costs at The University of Texas at Austin, would be offset by a reduction at HHSC.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
LBB Staff:
UP, KCA, DEH, GO, TBo