LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 23, 1997 TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1099, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Wentworth House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1099 ( Relating to salaries and fees for services of certain prosecutors.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1099-Committee Report 2nd House, as amended Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net negative impact of $(8,171,260) to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999. Fiscal Analysis The bill would provide county prosecutors who do not have general felony jurisdiction with a state supplement based on a benchmark salary which would be the district judge's salary. The supplement would be calculated using a formula that included one-half of the benchmark salary, the total number of counties served by the state prosecutor, and the number of county prosecutors. The bill would also provide a $5,000 state supplement for county judges, if at least 40% of the functions the judge performs are judicial functions. Methodolgy The benchmark salary (the district judge's salary) is $85,217. Other factors in the formula include: the current number of COUNTY prosecutors and the number of counties served by each STATE prosecutor. In the few cases where the formula resulted in an amount less than one-sixth of the benchmark salary, the amount was increased to insure that the prosecutor received at least one-sixth. There are currently 175 county attorneys eligible for the state supplement under the provisions of the bill. The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is approximately: Five Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 0001 1998 ($4,085,630) 1998 (4,085,630) 2000 (4,085,630) 2001 (4,085,630) 2002 (4,085,630) Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds: Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative) General Revenue Related Funds Funds 1998 ($4,085,630) 1999 (4,085,630) 2000 (4,085,630) 2001 (4,085,630) 2002 (4,085,630) Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,DC