Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 10, July 1997 Page: 29
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Consumer guide for senior services
SB 273 by Zaffirini (Cuellar)DIGEST:
GOVERNOR'S
REASON -
FOR VETO:
RESPONSE:
NOTES:SB 273 would have directed the comptroller to issue a statewide consumer
guide to assist senior citizens and their families to make informed choices
about senior services. The guide would have been developed by an
interagency workgroup and would have been made available through various
sources, including the Internet.
"This bill is a good idea which should be implemented within the existing
authority of the health and human services agencies, including the Texas
Department on Aging and the Texas Department of Human Services."
Sen=Judith Zaffirini, the author of SB 273, said: "I was very surprised the
governor vetoed this-bill, which passed with enthusiastic support. We had
considered assigning the guide to other agencies, but only the comptroller
could develop the guide without incurring a negative fiscal note - all other
agencies said they would need new computers and other resources. Directing
other agencies to develop the guide will create an unfunded state mandate, in
contradiction to legislation enacted this session, HB 66, also by
Cuellar/Zaffirini."
Rep. Henry Cuellar, the House sponsor, said: "This was a good Texas
Performance Review recommendation that would have saved the taxpayers
money without the comptroller having to spend any additional money. We
need to continue our endeavors to help the elderly population."
SB- 273 passed the House on the Local and Consent Calendar and was not
analyzed in a Daily Floor Report
HB 66, which took effect June 16, 1997, requires the identification and
review of unfunded state mandates, defined as statutes requiring political
subdivisions to establish, expand or modify an activity in a way that
necessitates the expenditure of revenue that otherwise would not have been
required.
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