LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 4, 2001 TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Judicial Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB917 by King, Phil (Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Parker County.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB917, 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * 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) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *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 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would create an additional judicial district, the 397th, in Parker County. The bill would take effect and the new court would be created September 1, 2001. Methodology Costs to the state for the district judge's salary and benefits would be $128,274 per year. Local Government Impact Costs to Parker County would include $133,731 in personnel salaries and benefits and operating expenses annually as well as $4,500 in capital start up costs. The Parker County Auditor reported the county would save $7,000 a year for a visiting court reporter and $3,000 a year for a visiting judge. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, TB, SD