LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session February 27, 1997 TO: Honorable Allen Hightower, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 818 Committee on Corrections By: Cuellar House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB818 ( Relating to the elimination of dual supervision of certain persons by the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and community supervision and corrections) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB818-As Introduced Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net positive impact of $2,586,000 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. Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to require community supervision and corrections departments to perform all supervision duties related to persons who are supervised by the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and then subsequently placed on community supervision by a court. The bill would require the pardons and paroles division to resume supervision of persons whose community supervision term is completed, unless the period of supervision on parole or mandatory supervision has also been completed or the person is ordered confined due to revocation processes. Methodolgy It is estimated 4,000 of the total parolee population also serves under community supervision. Taking into consideration the ratio of parole officers to parolees is required to be maintained at 1 to 75, the number of needed parole officers would be reduced as a result of the bill's passage. This would generate savings in parole officer salaries and benefits. 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 General Employees from Revenue Fund FY 1997 0001 1998 $1,074,000 (46.0) 1998 1,512,000 (48.0) 2000 1,562,000 (50.0) 2001 1,575,000 (50.0) 2002 1,579,000 (50.0) 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 $1,074,000 1999 1,512,000 2000 1,562,000 2001 1,575,000 2002 1,579,000 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 405 Department of Public Safety 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: JK ,CB ,JN