LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 8, 1999
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB804 by Gallego (Relating to salaries and fees for
services of certain prosecutors.), As Introduced
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* Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB804, As *
* Introduced: negative impact of $(8,797,050) 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 $(4,398,525) *
* 2001 (4,398,525) *
* 2002 (4,398,525) *
* 2003 (4,398,525) *
* 2004 (4,398,525) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(4,398,525) *
* 2001 (4,398,525) *
* 2002 (4,398,525) *
* 2003 (4,398,525) *
* 2004 (4,398,525) *
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Fiscal Analysis
This bill would provide state salary supplements to county attorneys who
practice in a county served by district attorneys effective September 1,
1999.
Methodology
State salary supplements to county attorneys would be based on taking
one-half the "benchmark salary" of a district judge (currently $101,700)
which would yield $50,850. In cases where a district attorney serves one
county, the annual supplement would be $50,850. If a district attorney
serves two counties, the supplement would be split between two county
attorneys, or $25,425 each. If the district attorney serves three or
more counties, each county attorney receives one-third of the supplement
or $16,950.
There are thirty county attorneys eligible for the $50,850 supplement.
There are 39 attorneys eligible for the $25,425 supplement. There are
111 attorneys eligible for the $16,950 supplement.
Information from the Comptroller of Public Accounts was used to determine
the salary of district court judges. Information from the Texas
District and County Attorneys Association was used to determine the
number of district attorney jurisdictions and county attorneys affected
by this bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, PE, DG