LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session February 12, 1999 TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB424 by Carona (Relating to the examination required for certification as a court reporter), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB424, As * * Introduced: negative impact of $(6,485) 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 $(1,065) * * 2001 (5,420) * * 2002 (5,420) * * 2003 (5,420) * * 2004 (5,420) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2000 $(1,065) * * 2001 (5,420) * * 2002 (5,420) * * 2003 (5,420) * * 2004 (5,420) * ***************************************************** Technology Impact The agency would incur contracting costs for computer technical assistance in order to ensure that the certification examination would be able to support the use of portable personal computers by examinees. Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend Section 52.023(b) of the Government Code by providing for the expansion of technology used during the certification examination administered by the Court Reporters Certification Board, to include the use of personal portable computers in addition to manual and electric typewriters. Methodology In addition to contracts for computer technical assistance, the agency would incur costs for the rental of additional testing space, and costs related to examination revisions due to the high risk that the use of portable personal computers will enable examinees to obtain and save copies of each examination. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 204 Court Reporters Certification Board LBB Staff: JK, PE, BP, MG