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: HB466 by Solomons (Relating to issuance of a driver's
license to a minor.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB466, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,467,472) 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 $(835,180) *
* 2003 (632,292) *
* 2004 (633,577) *
* 2005 (682,409) *
* 2006 (683,694) *
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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 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(835,180) 17.0 *
* 2003 (632,292) 17.0 *
* 2004 (633,577) 17.0 *
* 2005 (682,409) 17.0 *
* 2006 (683,694) 17.0 *
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Technology Impact
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) estimates that implementing this
bill would require 1,584 contract programming hours at $120/hour for a
cost of $190,080 in fiscal year 2002. Hardware and software for the
additional personnel would cost $6,323.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would prohibit the DPS from issuing a driver's license to an
applicant under 18 years of age unless the applicant has held an
instruction permit or hardship license for at least one year preceding
the date of the application.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2001.
Methodology
DPS estimates that the one year requirement for practice driving would
cause minors seeking licenses to apply for hardship licenses. In fiscal
year 2000, the Texas Education Agency sold 231,235 Driver Education
certificates to public, commercial, and parent-taught driver education
programs. DPS estimates that 208,115 (231,235 less 10% due to drop-outs,
transfers, processing mistakes) minor applicants would be affected by
this bill. It is estimated by DPS that of this amount, 75% or 155,086
minors would attempt to acquire a hardship license.
It is estimated that each of these 155,086 minors would necessitate 10
minutes of driver license examiner time to evaluate. This impact on
workload would require 15 additional examiners, one additional driver's
license technician and one additional supervising sergeant. Employee
benefits are estimated to be $112,240 in fiscal years 2002-2004, and
$123,288 in fiscal year 2005 and each year thereafter.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK, JC, DG