LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 19, 2001
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB764 by McCall (Relating to the creation of a judicial
district composed of Collin County.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB764, As Introduced: negative impact of $(256,548) 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 $(128,274) *
* 2003 (128,274) *
* 2004 (128,274) *
* 2005 (128,274) *
* 2006 (128,274) *
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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 $(128,274) 1.0 *
* 2003 (128,274) 1.0 *
* 2004 (128,274) 1.0 *
* 2005 (128,274) 1.0 *
* 2006 (128,274) 1.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would create a new judicial district composed of Collin County.
The bill would cost the state $128,274 per year for the district judge's
salary and benefits.
The bill would take effect and the district would be created on September
1, 2001.
Methodology
The new district would be created September 1, 2001 and would cost the
state $128,274 during fiscal year 2002 and each year thereafter. The
creation of this district as a single-county district would not cost the
state the travel allotment paid to multi-county judicial districts.
Local Government Impact
The Collin County Auditor provided information to develop local cost
estimates. Local costs would include salaries and benefits for court
personnel and other operating expenses totaling an annual operating
expense of $695,201. Capital expenses for furniture and equipment would
be a one-time local expense of $83,000. The county has existing space for
the new court. In the first year of operation the cost to Collin County
would be $778,201 and $695,201 each year thereafter.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, TB