LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 14, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 2200  by Swinford (Relating to the ability of a county
               to obtain criminal history record information on an
               applicant for county employment.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB2200, As Introduced:  positive impact of $239,628 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 Net Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                             $117,844  *
          *       2001                              121,784  *
          *       2002                              121,784  *
          *       2003                              121,784  *
          *       2004                              121,784  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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*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              $(32,156)             $150,000                  1.0 *
*  2001               (28,216)              150,000                  1.0 *
*  2002               (28,216)              150,000                  1.0 *
*  2003               (28,216)              150,000                  1.0 *
*  2004               (28,216)              150,000                  1.0 *
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Technology Impact
  
Technology impact would be limited to a microcomputer and associated
equipment to support one administrative technician.
  
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would allow county government to obtain criminal history record
information from the Department of Public Safety on applicants for
county employment.
  
  
Methodology
  
Based on a random survey of counties, the Department of Public Safety
estimates that approximately 150,000 additional criminal history record
checks would be conducted each year.  The additional inquiries would
require one additional FTE (Administrative Technician I) to handle the
additional workload.  The estimated increase in General Revenue is
$150,000 (150,000 inquiries x $1.00/inquiry = $150,000).
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
County government would be required to pay $1.00 for each criminal
history record check requested.  Statewide, the estimated annual cost
would be $150,000.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL, VS