LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 10, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Safety
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB949  by Jones, Charles (Relating to application of the
               Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act
               to reserve peace officers in certain counties.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB949, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(635,800) through the      *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2001.                                      *
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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                           $(317,900)  *
          *       2001                            (317,900)  *
          *       2002                            (317,900)  *
          *       2003                            (317,900)  *
          *       2004                            (317,900)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
         *****************************************************
         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2000                               $(317,900) *
         *      2001                                (317,900) *
         *      2002                                (317,900) *
         *      2003                                (317,900) *
         *      2004                                (317,900) *
         *****************************************************
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would exempt reserve peace officers from counties (and the
political subdivisions of such counties) with populations under 50,000
from the Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act.
  
  
Methodology
  
The Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies (PIPSA)
estimates that there are 5,465 licensed reserve peace officers in the
state.  According to 1990 census data, 17.1% of the state's population
resides in counties with a population of less than 50,000.  Assuming that
17.1% of the state's reserve peace officers reside in such counties, 935
officers would be exempted by the bill.  According to PIPSA, these
reserve peace officers would no longer be required to pay a $340 fee for
the Class C license resulting in an annual revenue loss of $317,900.

Information from the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private
Security Agencies was used to determine the number of reserve peace
officers in Texas and the licensing fees paid by these officers.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   467   Board of Private Investigators and Private
                   Security Agencies
LBB Staff:         JK, MD, DG