LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 25, 1999
TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
Safety
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1758 by Allen (Relating to the creation of a sex
offender compliance unit in the Texas Department of
Public Safety.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1758, As Introduced: positive impact of $0 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 $0 *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year Fugitive Apprehension Account Employees from FY 1999 *
* 5028 *
* 2000 $(1,173,867) 12.0 *
* 2001 (743,867) 12.0 *
* 2002 (743,867) 12.0 *
* 2003 (743,867) 12.0 *
* 2004 (743,867) 12.0 *
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Technology Impact
Technology impact would be limited to microcomputers and associated
equipment to be used by the unit.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would establish a sex offender compliance unit in the Department
of Public Safety to investigate and arrest individuals determined to
have committed a sexually violent offense. The bill would authorize use
of the Fugitive Apprehension Account to implement the unit.
Methodology
The unit would consist of nine commissioned peace officers and 3
adminstrative support staff to be stationed across the state.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, MD