LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 30, 1997
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 844, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Judicial Affairs By: McReynolds
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB844 ( Relating
to the creation of the office of district attorney for Judicial
District 1-A and to the abolition of the jurisdiction of the
district attorney for the 1st judicial District in Newton County.)
this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB844-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted FN Revision 1
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(62,128) 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 create the office of district
attorney for Judicial District 1-A in Newton County. The new
district attorney would be elected in 1998 and take office in
January of 1999. The 1st Judicial District would then be comprised
of Sabine and San Augustine counties.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would create a new district attorney position with
state paid salary and benefits.
Methodolgy
The annual salary and benefits of a district attorney who is
not within the professional prosecutors act is $93,191 annually.
The new D.A. would take office in January of 1999. That would
be $7,766 a month times 8 months, or $62,128 in fiscal year
1999, and $93,191 annually thereafter.
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
1999 ($62,128) 1.0
1999 (93,919) 1.0
2001 (93,191) 1.0
2002 (93,191) 1.0
2003 (93,191) 1.0
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
1999 ($62,128)
2000 (93,919)
2001 (93,191)
2002 (93,191)
2003 (93,191)
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:
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,DC