LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 11, 1999 TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Judicial Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3174 by Hartnett (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the criminal district attorney of Dallas County.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB3174, As Introduced: negative impact of $(118,690) 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 $(59,355) * * 2001 (59,335) * * 2002 (59,335) * * 2003 (59,335) * * 2004 (59,335) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State * * Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 * * 0001 * * 2000 $(59,355) 1.0 * * 2001 (59,335) 1.0 * * 2002 (59,335) 1.0 * * 2003 (59,335) 1.0 * * 2004 (59,335) 1.0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would bring the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney under the Professional Prosecutors Act effective September 1, 1999. Methodology Under current law, the state pays $74,112 into the Dallas County Salary Fund and $17,050 per year for office expenses. A district attorney under the Professional Prosecutors Act is paid $150,517 for salary, benefits and office expenses. The bill would cause the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney to show as an additional Full Time Equivalent in the appropriations bill, although the attorney would remain a county employee. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, PE, DG