LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 8, 1999
TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair, Senate Committee on Border
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB 1284 by Lucio (relating to the coordination of colonia
initiatives in certain economically distressed areas),
Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1284, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: negative impact *
* of $(662,178) 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 $(347,337) *
* 2001 (314,841) *
* 2002 (314,841) *
* 2003 (314,841) *
* 2004 (314,841) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(347,337) 6.0 *
* 2001 (314,841) 6.0 *
* 2002 (314,841) 6.0 *
* 2003 (314,841) 6.0 *
* 2004 (314,841) 6.0 *
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Technology Impact
Each colonia ombudsman would need one computer.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would permit the Governor to designate an agency to act as the
state's colonia initiatives coordinator. The bill would also permit the
agency designated as the colonia initiatives coordinator to appoint a
colonia ombudsman in each of the six border counties that the
coordinator determines have the largest colonia population.
Methodology
This fiscal note assumes the Governor would designate a colonia
initiatives coordinator and that the coordinator would employ an
ombudsman for each of the six counties.
The Office of the Secretary of State (agency) estimates that the salary
for each ombudsman would be $34,992 annually.
The agency assumes that each ombudsman would travel 12,000 miles each
year within the county by personal automobile. At the reimbursement rate
of $0.28 per mile, the cost per ombudsman would be $3,360 per year or
$20,160 per year for all six ombudsmen. In addition, the agency projects
a cost of $2,640 per year for each ombudsman to travel to Austin each
quarter for a total annual cost of $15,840 per year. Based upon these
projections, the total annual travel costs would be $36,000.
Under the agency's assumption that the ombudsman would be state
employees, the agency anticipates office space for each ombudsman would
be $1,800 per year for a total cost of $10,800 per year. The agency
also projects an initial cost of $32,496 for personal computers and
office equipment for the ombudsmen and an annual cost of $5,160 for
telephones and office supplies.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, DE, SG