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