LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session May 12, 1999 TO: Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1140 by Thompson (Relating to notice to voter registrars concerning persons convicted of a felony.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB1140, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(279,739) 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 $(214,250) * * 2001 (65,489) * * 2002 (65,489) * * 2003 (65,489) * * 2004 (65,489) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2000 $(214,250) * * 2001 (65,489) * * 2002 (65,489) * * 2003 (65,489) * * 2004 (65,489) * ***************************************************** Technology Impact All costs for the bill would be attributable to technology impact. Fiscal Analysis The bill could require the Department of Public Safety to prepare an abstract of information received under Chapter 60, Code of Criminal Procedure (Criminal History Record System), for all resident adults convicted of a felony. The abstract would be filed with the voter registrar of the individual's county of residence within a reasonable period. Implementation of the bill would require changes to the existing Computerized Criminal History (CCH) System to generate the abstracts. Methodology One full-time equivalent employee would be required to coordinate the program on an on-going basis. Contract programming to develop the abstract reports from the CCH system is estimated at $144,000 (720 hours @ $200/hour). Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Dept Of Public Safety, 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: JK, MD, PE, VS