LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 9, 1999
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB355 by Harris (relating to the continuation and
functions of the Texas Incentive and Productivity
Commission), As Engrossed
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* Two-Year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor SB355, As *
* Engrossed: negative impact of $(460,544) 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 $(230,272) *
* 2001 (230,272) *
* 2002 (230,272) *
* 2003 (230,272) *
* 2004 (230,272) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(230,272) *
* 2001 (230,272) *
* 2002 (230,272) *
* 2003 (230,272) *
* 2004 (230,272) *
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Fiscal Analysis
Currently, agencies participating in the Texas Incentive and Productivity
Commission's (TIPC) savings programs must transfer a portion of the
money saved to TIPC to fund the Commission's operations. Another portion
of the money saved must be returned to the fund from which it was
originally appropriated. This bill would eliminate these transfer
provisions, allowing agencies to retain all the savings.
The bill would create a new recognition award of $50 for approved
suggestions on which savings cannot be quantified. No more than 150
awards could be granted in any fiscal year.
Methodology
For each year of the 2000-01 biennium, the agency's proposed
appropriation is $222,872, to be paid with the transfer of a portion of
the money saved by agencies participating in TIPC's programs. If the
transfer provision is eliminated, the agency would need to be funded by
another source.
This analysis assumes that the TIPC would be funded by General Revenue,
at a cost of $222,872 each year for the agency's operations.
It is also assumed that the agency would distribute the maximum number of
awards allowed by the proposed legislation. As a result, this provision
would cost a maximum of $7,500 a year.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 116 Sunset
Advisory Commission, 353 Incentive and Productivity
Commission, 344 Commission on Human Rights
LBB Staff: JK, BB, SD, PH, SC