LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 1, 1997
TO: Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2424
Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues By: Puente
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2424 ( Relating
to deductions of the amount of certain child support awards
from lottery winnings.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2424-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 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 amends the Texas Lottery Act to require the deduction
of child support obligations from lottery winnings. The executive
director of the Texas Lottery Commission would be required to
deduct amounts for child support from a person's winnings on
the basis of a court order, writ of withholding or notice of
a child support lien filed with the commission.
The commission
would be required to adopt rules and develop administrative
procedures to implement a system for receiving, maintaining
and monitoring the filings and updates on a continuing basis.
Commission operations for information systems, legal services,
financial administration would need to be expanded to accommodate
this new child support intercept process.
Methodolgy
Prizes valued at more than $599 are paid by the commission centrally
and would be subject to this new component of child support
payment intercept. The Attorney General's Office estimates
there are 300,000 cases with child support orders in Texas that
are not administered by their office but which could become
part of the commission's workload.
The commission estimates
that implementation of the bill would require the addition of
24 full-time equivalent staff positions in support of the new
process. New staff and related capital outlay would involve
the Information Systems Division, Legal Division and the Financial
Administration Division. A child support section would be created
to administer the new process.
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 Lottery Employees from
Account/ FY 1997
GR-Dedicated
5025
1998 ($782,361) 24.0
1998 (662,361) 24.0
2000 (662,361) 24.0
2001 (662,361) 24.0
2002 (662,361) 24.0
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 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
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: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
302 Office of the Attorney General
362 Texas Lottery Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,CB ,PH ,JC