LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 26, 1999
TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
Safety
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3430 by Ritter (Relating to commissions for certain
retired peace officers, the authority of those officers
to carry handguns, and the ability of those officers to
return to duty.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB3430, 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 Law Enforcement Officer Employees from FY 1999 *
* Standards and Education *
* Account/ GR-Dedicated *
* 0116 *
* 2000 $(452,614) 11.0 *
* 2001 (442,282) 11.0 *
* 2002 (467,552) 11.0 *
* 2003 (503,527) 11.0 *
* 2004 (528,002) 11.0 *
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Technology Impact
Technology impact would be limited to personal computers and associated
equipment for new staff.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allow the Commisssion on Law Enforcement Officer Standards
and Education to appoint as a special retired peace officer an honorably
retired officer of a local law enforcement agency.
Methodology
There are thousands of qualified officers currently retired. Their
interest in appointments as special retired peace officers can only be
estimated. Assuming 10% per year out of 17,818 potentially eligible
yields 1,782 candidates per year. The development of application
procedures, the review of potential appointees, in-service training and
other requirements to reactivate licenses would require 11 additional
employees: two Program Administrators III, five Program Administrators
II, one Administrative Technician I and three Administrative Technicians
II.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 407 Commission
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
LBB Staff: JK, MD, VS