LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 14, 1999
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2758 by Turner, Bob (Relating to the application of
the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney
for the 33rd Judicial District), Committee Report 1st
House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2758, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: negative impact *
* of $(78,510) 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 $(39,255) *
* 2001 (39,255) *
* 2002 (39,255) *
* 2003 (39,255) *
* 2004 (39,255) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(39,255) *
* 2001 (39,255) *
* 2002 (39,255) *
* 2003 (39,255) *
* 2004 (39,255) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would place the district attorney for the 33rd Judicial District
under the Professional Prosecutors Act (PPA).
Methodology
The annual cost to the state for the salary and benefits of a district
attorney under the PPA is $150,517. The current cost to the state for
the salary and benefits of the district attorney for the 33rd Judicial
District is $111,262.
Information from the Comptroller of Public Accounts was used to determine
the salary and benefit levels of district attorneys that may practice
law and district attorneys that fall under the PPA.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, PE