LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 11, 1995
TO: Honorable John T. Montford, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute
Committee on Finance for Senate
Senate Bill No. 671
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
671 (relating to the travel expenses incurred by state officers
and employees) this office has determined the following:
The bill would codify certain state employee travel reimbursement
provisions which are currently addressed in the General
Provisions of the General Appropriations Act. The actual
reimbursement rates, such as mileage, meals, and lodging, would
continue to be established in the General Appropriations Act.
The bill would also extend authority to state agencies to
reimburse employees for certain travel and other expenses not
currently authorized by the General Appropriations Act, such as
travel expenses of prospective employees, travel expenses of
threatened employees and their families, and travel expenses
while the employee is on leave status. As the additional
reimbursement authority provided would be permissive rather than
mandatory, no significant fiscal implications to the state are
anticipated.
The bill would repeal the statutory provision requiring the
Comptroller of Public Accounts to annually publish a mileage
guide for use by state agencies in calculating travel
reimbursement amounts. It is anticipated that the Comptroller
will update this information electronically, saving the state
publishing costs.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Net Probable Savings Probable Savings
Year Savings to the to the State to Other State
General Revenue Highway Fund 006 Funds
Fund
1996 $21,000 $5,000 $36,000
1997 21,000 5,000 36,000
1998 21,000 5,000 36,000
1999 21,000 5,000 36,000
2000 21,000 5,000 36,000
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source: Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, KVO, DF