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