LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 17, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1856, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Public Safety                              By: Telford
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1856 ( Relating 
to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Law Enforcement 
Officer Standards and Education.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1856-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal 
basis of an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions 
of the bill.

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would continue the 
agency for 12 years, setting the date for the next Sunset review 
as September 1, 2009.  In addition, the bill would require the 
agency to develop a risk and performance-based inspection schedule 
for peace officer training academies.

Methodology

The 
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education 
is subject to provisions of the Texas Sunset Act, and unless 
continued by the 75th Legislature, will be abolished September 
1, 1997.  Funding for the agency is included in the General 
Appropriations Act, as introduced, and is contingent upon passage 
of HB 1856 or similar legislation.  The appropriations would 
be financed from funds from a general revenue dedicated fund 
- the Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education Account, 
receipts, and interagency contracts and would provide $7,599,562 
and 39 employees in fiscal year 1998 and $7,599,562 and 39 employees 
in fiscal year 1999.
         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   407   Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
                                         116   Sunset Advisory Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,CB ,RT