LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session May 7, 1999 TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB865 by Puente (Relating to the change of a driver's license or personal identification certificate number of a victim of domestic violence.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB865, As Engrossed: positive impact of $428,788 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $97,491 * * 2001 331,297 * * 2002 331,297 * * 2003 331,297 * * 2004 331,297 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Revenue Change in Number of * * Year Savings/(Cost) from Gain/(Loss) from State Employees from * * General Revenue Fund General Revenue Fund FY 1999 * * 0001 0001 * * 2000 $(402,509) $500,000 6.0 * * 2001 (168,703) 500,000 6.0 * * 2002 (168,703) 500,000 6.0 * * 2003 (168,703) 500,000 6.0 * * 2004 (168,703) 500,000 6.0 * ************************************************************************** Technology Impact It is estimated that the Technology Impact for the bill would be $231,026 for Fiscal Year 2000. Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue a new driver's license number or personal Identification number upon request of a person who is a victim of domestic violence. Methodology According to the 1997 Texas Crime Report, there was 195,670 victims of domestic violence in 1997. Assuming that approximately 25 percent of these victims would request a new driver's license or personal identification number as a result of the bill, DPS would have to handle roughly 50,000 such applications per year. Consequently, the Department would need 6 additional employees to handle inquiries and process driver's license transactions in field offices; respond to telephonic and fax machine inquiries related to the bill; document and reconcile the number changes for the Driver's License files; and re-establish the Driver's License files and microfilm the field transactions. The Department's Information Management Service would incur contract programming costs of an estimated $200,00 to perform necessary computer programming changes to allow for electronic transfer of driver's license history files (Without the capability of electronic transfer of history files, employee demands would be substantially greater). The bill would also generate revenue. The fee for a duplicate driver's license or identification certificate is $10.00. Hence, it is estimated that the bill would produce approximately $500,000 in additional fee revenues, annually. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Dept Of Public Safety LBB Staff: JK, PE, MD