LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 4, 1997
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1516, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Thompson
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1516 ( Relating
to the creation of a record keeping system for assisting law
enforcement in the location of missing children.) this office
has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1516-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(969,464) 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 require the Department of Public Safety to provide
information about missing children to the Texas Education Agency,
to each school district, open-enrollment charter school, private
school, and each licensed child care facility in the state,
as well as to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Department
of Health.
Methodolgy
Approximately 124 children under the age of 11 are reported
missing on a monthly basis. It is estimated that a total of
30,000 notifications would be required to be made. Six additional
full-time equivalents, including four records technicians and
two administrative technicians, would be added.
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 ($506,932) 6.0
1998 (462,532) 6.0
2000 (462,532) 6.0
2001 (462,532) 6.0
2002 (462,532) 6.0
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 ($506,932)
1999 (462,532)
2000 (462,532)
2001 (462,532)
2002 (462,532)
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. It is estimated that some costs would be incurred
by local registration districts; however, the costs will be
distributed among approximately 600 locations. Large metropolitan
areas such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio would
be disproportionately affected. Some local areas which are
not automated would have higher costs.
Source: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,KF