LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session April 19, 1995 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute Committee on Criminal Justice for Senate Senate Bill Austin, Texas No. 874 FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No. 874 (relating to the requirement of DNA analysis of certain defendants as a condition of community supervision and of certain inmates and the to creation of a DNA database within the Department of Public Safety; providing penalties) this office has determined the following: 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 establish a DNA database system for the collection, analysis and database recording of DNA samples for convicted sex offenders. The bill would require the Department of Criminal Justice to collect and send a blood specimen for each offender convicted of a sexual offense. The Department of Public Safety would be responsible for the DNA analysis and storage. 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 Cost Out Change in Year of General Number of State Revenue Employees from Fund 001 FY 1995 1996 $1,464,198 7.0 1997 444,198 7.0 1998 444,198 7.0 1999 444,198 7.0 2000 444,198 7.0 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: Department of Public Safety, Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: JK, BL, RR