LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 9, 1997
TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1153, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Committee on Public Safety By: Wise
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1153 ( Relating
to the powers and duties of the missing children and missing
persons information clearinghouse.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1153-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(878,886) 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 Section 79.003 of the Human Resources Code
relating to the missing persons clearinghouse by adding additional
duties and requirements, including the following:
*
Adding unidentified dead bodies to the system
*
Development of uniform reporting and investigating procedures
relating to missing children and
missing persons
* Publish and disseminate a directory
of missing children and missing persons
The bill would become
effective upon passage.
Methodolgy
It is estimated that the Department of Public Safety would add
7 positions to implement the changes to the missing person clearinghouse
contained in the bill. Three sergeant/investigators would be
needed to perform investigations, provide training, recover
and identify persons and coordinate with national, state and
local entities. Three technicians would be needed to gather
and analyze information, as well as a secretary for administrative
support.
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 ($542,309) 7.0
1998 (336,577) 7.0
2000 (336,577) 7.0
2001 (336,577) 7.0
2002 (336,577) 7.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($542,309)
1999 (336,577)
2000 (336,577)
2001 (336,577)
2002 (336,577)
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: 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK ,CB ,RS ,RT