LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
February 23, 1999
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB524 by McReynolds (Relating to the application of the
professional prosecutors law to the district attorney of
the 1st Judicial District), As Introduced
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* Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB524, As *
* Introduced: negative impact of $(78,510) through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(39,255) *
* 2001 (39,255) *
* 2002 (39,255) *
* 2003 (39,255) *
* 2004 (39,255) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(39,255) *
* 2001 (39,255) *
* 2002 (39,255) *
* 2003 (39,255) *
* 2004 (39,255) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The provisions of this bill would place the district attorney for the
first Judicial District under the Professional Prosecutors Act (PPA).
Methodology
* The annual cost to the state for a district attorney under the PPA is
$150,517. The current annual cost to the state for the district attorney
for the 1st Judicial District is $111,262, including benefits.
* Information from the Comptroller of Public Accounts was used to
determine the salary and benefit levels of district attorneys that may
practice law and district attorneys that fall under the PPA.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, PE, DG