Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2310 by Hinojosa (Relating to longevity pay for certain prosecutors.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB2310, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($766,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2025.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2024
($370,000)
2025
($396,000)
2026
($570,000)
2027
($595,000)
2028
($620,000)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
2024
($370,000)
2025
($396,000)
2026
($570,000)
2027
($595,000)
2028
($620,000)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government code to provide longevity pay to district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, prosecutors and the state prosecuting attorney equal to a judge with 12 years of service.
Methodology
State judicial and prosecutorial salary compensation and supplements is traditionally met through a mix of General Revenue and Judicial Fund No. 573 funding, however for the past several fiscal years Judicial Fund No. 573 revenues have not been sufficient to meet all judicial and prosecutorialsalary obligations. Due to this, General Revenue funding has been used to meet the remaining obligations. Therefore, this estimate assumes General Revenue funding would be needed to cover the full state obligations for these provisions.
Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, it is assumed that up to 48 prosecutors could be eligible on September 1, 2024 and up to 49 will be eligible on September 1, 2025. Costs in the table above reflect amounts each fiscal year that are estimated to be necessary to provide longevity pay to district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, prosecutors and the state prosecuting attorney equal to a judge with 12 years of service based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 327 Employees Retirement System