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