LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 29, 1999 TO: Honorable Pat Haggerty, Chair, House Committee on Corrections FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1105 by Ratliff (Relating to repair and resale of certain data processing equipment.), Committee Report 2nd House, as amended ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact Fiscal Analysis The bill would allow the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to repair or refurbish certain surplus or salvage processing equipment for sale (at a price sufficient to defray costs) to a school district, state agency or political subdivision of the state, if economically feasible to do so; or sell or retain the components, as appropriate to realize the maximum benefit to the state. Fiscal Impact The bill could result in savings to units of local government. The savings would depend on the number of items a local entity would purchase and the difference between the price TDCJ would charge per refurbished good and the price the local entity would have otherwise paid for the equipment. Source Agencies: 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: JK, MD