LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 26, 1997 TO: Honorable Bob Bullock Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney Lieutenant Governor Speaker of the House Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SJR33 ( proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the purpose for which money in the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund may be used) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SJR33-Conference Committee Report No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $71,000. FISCAL ANALYSIS The resolution would propose a constitutional amendment to make the Compensation to Victims of Crime GR-Account 0469 and the Compensation to Victims of Crime Auxiliary GR-Account 0494 dedicated accounts in the General Revenue Fund 0001. Currently, they are statutorily dedicated accounts in the General Revenue Fund 001. With one exception, the Legislature could appropriate money in the two accounts only for the purpose of delivering or funding victim-related compensation, services, or assistance. The one exception would be that the Legislature could provide by law that money in either account could be expended for the purpose of assisting victims of mass violence, if other money appropriated for emergency assistance were depleted. The proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997. Upon passage, the proposed constitutional amendment would take effect January 1, 1998. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,RR