LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 17, 1995
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No.
Committee on Criminal Justice 1135
Senate By: Madla
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
1135 (relating to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education) 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 amend Chapter 415 of the Government Code by
changing the membership requirements for the Commission on Law
Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. The bill would also
place a four year time limit on specific topics required for
basic and in-service training.
The bill would create a training and education advisory board.
It would establish the board's responsibilities which include
rule making authority.
The bill would require local law enforcement agencies to report
to the commission the reasons a commissioned officer resigns or
is discharged. The commission would retain and share this
information upon written request by law enforcement agencies.
The bill would rededicate the revenue deposited to the credit of
the law enforcement officer standards and education account
currently subject to funds consolidation. A new account in the
general revenue fund would be created and titled the law
enforcement officer standards and education administrative
expense account. The rededicated revenue would be deposited to
the credit of the new account.
The bill would increase court costs for a person who is convicted
of a criminal offense by $2.00. The revenue would be deposited
to the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund
titled the law enforcement officer continuing education account.
The bill specifies that the revenue flowing to this account shall
be allocated to local law enforcement agencies on the basis of
certain criteria established in the bill. The bill directs the
Comptroller of Public Accounts to allocate the revenue deposited
for a calendar year not later than March 1 of the following year.
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 Year Probable Cost
out
of Law
Enforcement
Officer
Standards &
Education
Administrativ
e Expense
Account
GR
Consolidated
1996 $123,640
1997 120,929
1998 117,640
1999 120,929
2000 117,640
Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Cost Probable Change in
Year Revenue Gain Revenue out Revenue Gain Number of
to Law Loss from Law of Law to Law State
Enforcement Officer Enforcement Enforcement Employees
Officer Standards & Officer Officer from FY
Standards & Education Continuing Continuing 1995
Education Fund 116 Education Education
Administrativ GR Account Account
e Expense Consolidated GR GR
Account Consolidated Consolidated
GR
Consolidated
1996 $3,600,000 $3,600,000 $1,000,000 $4,800,000 3.0
1997 3,600,000 3,600,000 7,200,000 7,200,000 3.0
1998 3,600,000 3,600,000 7,200,000 7,200,000 3.0
1999 3,600,000 3,600,000 7,200,000 7,200,000 3.0
2000 3,600,000 3,600,000 7,200,000 7,200,000 3.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
The fiscal implication to units of local government cannot be
determined.
Source: Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commission on Law
Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
LBB Staff: JK, BL, RR