LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 16, 2001
TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
Safety
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB169 by Ritter (Relating to the appointment of certain
special retired peace officers.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB169, As Introduced: positive impact of $0 through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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 *
* 2002 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 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 2001 *
* Standards and Education *
* Account/ GR-Dedicated *
* 0116 *
* 2002 $(567,391) 11.0 *
* 2003 (501,387) 11.0 *
* 2004 (502,143) 11.0 *
* 2005 (502,899) 11.0 *
* 2006 (503,658) 11.0 *
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Technology Impact
Technology impact would be limited to personal computers and associated
equipment for new staff. This cost would occur primarily in fiscal year
2002.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would authorize the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education to appoint as special retired peace officers
honorably retired officers of a municipal police department, a sheriff's
department, or a constable's department.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
There are thousands of qualified officers currently retired. Their
interest in appointments as special retired peace officers can only be
estimated. Assuming 2% per year out of 17,818 potentially eligible
yields 356 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: 407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards
and Education, 405 Texas Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK, JC, DG