LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 24, 2001
TO: Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair, House Committee on Licensing
& Administrative Procedures
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1253 by Yarbrough (Relating to the regulation of the
practice of professional land surveying.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1253, As Introduced: positive impact of $23,500 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 $11,750 *
* 2003 11,750 *
* 2004 11,750 *
* 2005 11,750 *
* 2006 11,750 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $11,750 *
* 2003 11,750 *
* 2004 11,750 *
* 2005 11,750 *
* 2006 11,750 *
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Technology Impact
No technology impact is anticipated.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act
(Article 5282c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) by deleting the phrase
"not earlier than six months from the date of the failed examination."
This would allow examinees to retake the examination within the same
year.
Methodology
The agency estimates that an average of 234 persons take the examination
each year. Approximately 40 percent of examinees fail and then retake
the exam. Currently, those failing the exam must wait a year to retake
it. The bill would allow those retakes to occur within the same fiscal
year. With an examination fee set by a rider in the General
Appropriations Act of $125, and 40 percent or 94 examinees retaking each
year, there would be an increase of approximately $11,750 in general
revenue generated annually by the agency.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 464 Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, 302
Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: JK, JO, KM