LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 5, 2001
TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
Safety
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB454 by Driver (Relating to the issuance of a driver's
instruction permit by the Department of Public Safety or
a driver education school.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB454, As Introduced: negative impact of $(458,167) 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 $(199,696) *
* 2003 (258,471) *
* 2004 (257,846) *
* 2005 (282,096) *
* 2006 (287,096) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) *
* Year General Revenue Fund from General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 0001 *
* 2002 $(300,946) $101,250 *
* 2003 (293,346) 34,875 *
* 2004 (293,346) 35,500 *
* 2005 (293,346) 11,250 *
* 2006 (293,346) 6,250 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require students under the age of 18 enrolled in driver
education courses to complete a six hour TEA approved drug and alcohol
driving awareness program (DADAP) as an additional requirement to the
classroom phase of the TEA approved and licensed driver education
program before issuance of an instruction permit.
Methodology
TEA estimates that 250,000 -- 300,000 students would be required to
complete a DADAP program each year prior to applying for an instruction
permit to drive. Driver training schools that do not currently offer a
DADAP program would have to write a program or associate with a current
program owner. It is assumed that the agency would receive 5 requests
for DADAP program approvals for a fee of $9,000 each in fiscal year 2002,
with 2 additional course approval requests each in fiscal years 2003 and
2004.
It is estimated that at least 250 more DADAP school and classroom license
requests ($150 each) would be submitted along with 250 additional
requests for instructor licenses ($75 each) in fiscal year 2002.
Requests for school and classroom licenses are estimated to be 100 in
fiscal year 2003, 50 in 2004 and 50 in 2005. Requests for instructor
licenses are estimated to be 25 in 2003, and 50 in each year thereafter.
There is also revenue in 2004 associated with 250 renewals of instructor
licenses, at $25 each. It is expected that program revenue in fiscal
year 2006 would be composed solely of instructor license fees.
The increase in programs, schools, and instructors will significantly
increase the workload of the driver education division of the Texas
Education Agency. The agency estimates that four additional FTEs (3
professional staff and 1 support staff) would be required to accommodate
the increased workload associated with licensing requests,
compliance/investigations, and program issues.
The agency further indicates that due to the Agency's FTE cap,
implementation and administration of the provisions of this bill would
possibly need to be contracted for a similar or higher cost than that
detailed in this estimate.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 701 Texas
Education Agency
LBB Staff: JK, JC, UP, DG