LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 24, 1997
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 622
Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Thompson
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB622 ( Relating
to educational requirements for court coordinators.) this office
has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB622-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium
ending August 31, 1999.
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 add court coordinators to the
list of judicial training programs for which the Court of Criminal
Appeals may adopt rules. The bill also provides for 16 hours
of continuing education for court coordinators. The requirement
for court coordinators to complete this training would not apply
if funds were not available.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill envisions a 16 hour continuing education requirement
for court coordinators.
Methodolgy
It is estimated that approximately 300 court coordinators would
be trained annually at a 2 1/2 day training seminar in order
to obtain the 16 hours of training. The cost would be approximately
$534 per court coordinator for all costs associated with the
training. 300 X $534 = $160,200 annually for the training.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) of State
from Judicial Employees from
and Court FY 1997
Personnel
Training Fund
0540
1998 ($160,200) 0.0
1998 (160,200) 0.0
2000 (160,200) 0.0
2001 (160,200) 0.0
2002 (160,200) 0.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
Assuming that the state paid the costs of the continuing education
requirements, there would be no costs to local units of government.
Source: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,DC