LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 27, 2001
TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
Safety
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB432 by Driver (Relating to driving privileges of
drivers under 18 years of age.), Committee Report 1st
House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB432, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: negative impact *
* of $(195,080) 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 $(195,080) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(195,080) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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Technology Impact
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified that implementing
provisions of this bill would require changes to license production
software and contract programming services for modifications needed in
the agency's on-line, batch and Distributed Driver License (DDL) systems
to capture, maintain, analyze, and display the information necessary to
effectively implement the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would prohibit the issuance of a Class A, B, or C driver's
license to a person under the age of 18 unless the applicant has: (1)
held an Instruction Permit or Hardship license for six months preceding
the date of application; and (2) submits with the application a document
that states the applicant has completed at least 50 hours of driving,
including at least 10 hours of nighttime driving, accompanied by a person
age 21 or older and is signed by the applicant's parents or guardian or
by a person authorized to teach a driver education course.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
DPS indicates it would have to make modifications to its systems to
comply with the bill's requirements.
DPS estimates that 1,584 contract programming hours at $120 per hour for
a total of $190,080 would be necessary to make the required changes to
the DDL. DPS also estimates that it would cost $5,000 to have the
driver license vendor update the license production software.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK, JC, DG