LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
May 3, 2001
TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
Jurisprudence
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB178 by Luna, Vilma (Relating to longevity pay for
certain assistant prosecutors.), As Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB178, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(328,000) 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 $(131,200) *
* 2003 (196,800) *
* 2004 (196,800) *
* 2005 (196,800) *
* 2006 (196,800) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(131,200) *
* 2003 (196,800) *
* 2004 (196,800) *
* 2005 (196,800) *
* 2006 (196,800) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would entitle certain assistant prosecutors to a monthly
longevity payment of $20 for each year of lifetime service credit up to
an annual limit of $5,000. The payment would begin in the month
following the fourth year that the service credit is accrued. The
counties would pay out of their general funds and then be reimbursed by
the state for amounts expended for longevity pay supplements. The bill
would take effect January 1, 2002.
Methodology
There is no current provision in the statutes for longevity pay for
assistant prosecutors. The Texas District and County Attorneys
Association (TDCAA) provided information to develop the cost estimates.
There are currently 1,639 assistant prosecutors throughout Texas. Based
on an analysis of House Bill 3563, Seventy-sixth Legislature,
approximately one-half of the prosecutors have over four years of
service. A current analysis yielded approximately the same number of
prosecutors with over four years of credit.
Based on the information obtained from the TDCAA and assuming four years
of credit, the costs to the state would be $131,200 for fiscal year
2002. For each year thereafter, the estimated costs would be $196,800
per year. Similar fiscal implications would occur each year for as long
as the provisions of the bill remain in effect.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, TB, DB