LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 16, 1999 TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Judicial Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3120 by Chisum (Relating to the duties and salary of the Carson County Attorney.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB3120, As Introduced: negative impact of $(162,024) 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 $(81,012) * * 2001 (81,012) * * 2002 (81,012) * * 2003 (81,012) * * 2004 (81,012) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2000 $(81,012) * * 2001 (81,012) * * 2002 (81,012) * * 2003 (81,012) * * 2004 (81,012) * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the state to compensate the Carson County Attorney in the same manner that the state compensates district attorneys. Carson County would be required to pay $28,500 of that amount. The bill would remove one county from the four county area represented by the 100th District Attorney. Methodology The annual cost of the salary and benefits of a district attorney (who may practice) to the state is $111,262. Carson County would pay $28,500 of this amount while the state would pay the remaining $82,762. The state would save $1,750 in a travel expense allotment given to the 100th District Attorney. Information from the Comptroller of Public Accounts was used to determine the salary and benefit levels of district attorneys (who may practice) and the amount of the state travel expense allotment. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, PE, DG