LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 8, 1997
TO: Honorable Bob Bullock IN RE: Senate Bill No. 365, As Passed 2nd House
Lieutenant Governor Armbrister
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB365 ( Relating
to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information
Resources.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB365-As Passed 2nd House
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(253,866) to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would continue the Department of Information Resources
(DIR) until September 1, 2009. In addition the bill would; restructure
the DIR board membership to reflect recent legislative changes;
revise the statewide planning cycle for information resources
management to align it with the state's strategic budgeting
cycle; require the development of Information Resource Management
(IRM) training guidelines and compliance reporting and; require
the development of a comprehensive technical assistance program
by the DIR.
Methodolgy
The bill would require the department to establish a comprehensive
technical assistance program to aid state agencies in developing
and implementing their own internal quality assurance procedures.
In addition, the bill would require the DIR to periodically
analyze the training needs of the IRMs and make adjustments
to the departments initial training and continuing education
guidelines. The IRMs, in turn, would be required to report to
the DIR their compliance with the guidelines. Implementing the
bill's provisions would require three additional systems analysts
at the System Analyst II salary level.
The bill would continue
the Department of Information Resources (DIR) until September
1, 2009. Funding for the Department of Information Resources
is included in the General Appropriations Act, as introduced
by the 75th Legislature, and is contingent upon passage of HB
1930 or similar legislation. The appropriations would be financed
from general revenue, grants, and federal funds and would provide
$7,517,553 and 108 employees in fiscal year 1998 and $6,737,301
and 108 employees in fiscal year 1999.
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 ($126,933) 3.0
1998 (126,933) 3.0
2000 (126,933) 3.0
2001 (126,933) 3.0
2002 (126,933) 3.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($126,933)
1999 (126,933)
2000 (126,933)
2001 (126,933)
2002 (126,933)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources
701 Texas Education Agency - Administration
601 Department of Transportation
303 General Services Commission
301 Office of the Governor
802 Parks and Wildlife Department
116 Sunset Advisory Commission
696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,ML