LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
May 18, 2001
TO: Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
House of Representatives
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1572 by Haggerty (relating to the rights of victims of
crime, participation by victims and witnesses in certain
criminal proceedings, and the payment of restitution to
victims.), As Passed 2nd House
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1572, As Passed 2nd House: positive impact of $0 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 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* Compensation to Victims of Crime *
* Account/ GR-Dedicated *
* 0469 *
* 2002 $(3,293,235) *
* 2003 (3,856,455) *
* 2004 (4,856,455) *
* 2005 (4,856,455) *
* 2006 (5,356,455) *
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Technology Impact
All of the estimated fiscal impact of the bill is related to information
resource technology.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Office of the Attorney General to complete a
pilot project of a computer network victim notification system by
January 1, 2002, or as soon as practicable. The Office of the Attorney
General would continue to provide funding for the project until the
victim notification system is operational in those counties. The bill
would allow the Office of the Attorney General to contract with the
Office of Court Administration or the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice to implement a state-wide computer network victim notification
system with implementation of the system to begin no later than June 1,
2002.
Methodology
The Office of the Attorney General estimates that an additional $400,000
would be required to continue the current pilot counties. The Texas
Department of Criminal Justice has estimated costs to implement the
state-wide system at $2,893,235 in fiscal year 2002, $3,856,455 in
fiscal year 2003, $4,856,455 per year for fiscal years 2004 and 2005,
and $5,356,455 in fiscal year 2006.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: JK, JC, VS