LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 2, 2001
TO: Honorable Robert Junell, Chair, House Committee on
Appropriations
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB568 by Gallego (Relating to annual vacation leave
accrual for state employees.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB568, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,964,000) 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 $(947,000) *
* 2003 (1,017,000) *
* 2004 (1,093,000) *
* 2005 (1,175,000) *
* 2006 (1,263,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Probable *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Savings/(Cost) from Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund State Highway Fund Other Funds *
* 0001 0006 0997 *
* 2002 $(947,000) $(161,000) $(222,000) *
* 2003 (1,017,000) (173,000) (239,000) *
* 2004 (1,093,000) (186,000) (257,000) *
* 2005 (1,175,000) (200,000) (276,000) *
* 2006 (1,263,000) (215,000) (296,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Section 661.152 of the Government Code by revising
the accrual and carry forward limitations of vacation leave for state
employees. If enacted, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The fiscal impact of the bill is estimated to be $2.8 million in the
2002-03 biennium, including an approximately $2 million impact on the
General Revenue Fund. The estimate is based on state employees who
retire or otherwise leave state service and receive compensation for
their hours of vacation leave accrued. According to the Comptroller of
Public Accounts, the fiscal impact was estimated by applying the average
percentage increase in vacation carryforward proposed by the bill to the
total Lump Sum Termination Payments reported in the Comptroller's 2000
Annual Cash Report. The increase in costs from fiscal year 2003 forward
is projected by using the average increase in lump sum payments between
1996 and 2000.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 304 Comptroller
of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, SD, RT, HL