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
  
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*  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.                                                             *
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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                           $(214,250)  *
          *       2001                             (65,489)  *
          *       2002                             (65,489)  *
          *       2003                             (65,489)  *
          *       2004                             (65,489)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * 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) *
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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