LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 9, 2001 TO: Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1988 by Hill (Relating to contracts for the collection of fines, fees, restitution, and other costs in a criminal case.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB1988, As Introduced: negative impact of $(3,878,000) through * * the biennium ending August 31, 2003. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $(1,901,000) * * 2003 (1,977,000) * * 2004 (2,057,000) * * 2005 (2,139,000) * * 2006 (2,225,000) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Probable * * Year Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue * * Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) * * from General from Operators from from Law * * Revenue Fund and Chauffeurs Comprehensive Enforcement * * 0001 License Rehabilitation Officer * * Account/ Account/ Standards and * * GR-Dedicated GR-Dedicated Education * * 0099 0107 Account/ * * GR-Dedicated * * 0116 * * 2002 $(1,901,000) $(3,453,000) $(1,545,000) $(1,477,000) * * 2003 (1,977,000) (3,465,000) (1,590,000) (1,490,000) * * 2004 (2,057,000) (3,476,000) (1,650,000) (1,504,000) * * 2005 (2,139,000) (3,486,000) (1,710,000) (1,517,000) * * 2006 (2,225,000) (3,498,000) (1,770,000) (1,530,000) * *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Probable * * Year Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue * * Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) * * from Criminal from from Law from Crime * * Justice Compensation to Enforcement Stoppers * * Planning Victims of Management Assistance * * Account/ Crime Account/ Institute Account/ * * GR-Dedicated GR-Dedicated Account/ GR-Dedicated * * 0421 0469 GR-Dedicated 5012 * * 0581 * * 2002 $(3,540,000) $(10,870,000) $(640,000) $(71,000) * * 2003 (3,540,000) (10,870,000) (646,000) (71,000) * * 2004 (3,540,000) (10,870,000) (652,000) (71,000) * * 2005 (3,540,000) (10,870,000) (658,000) (71,000) * * 2006 (3,540,000) (10,870,000) (663,000) (71,000) * *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Change in * * Year Revenue Revenue Revenue Number of State * * Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) Employees from * * from Center for from Judicial from Judicial FY 2001 * * Study and and Court Fund * * Prevention of Personnel 0573 * * Juvenile Crime Training Fund * * and 0540 * * Delinquency/ GR * * Dedicated * * 5029 * * 2002 $(208,000) $(1,060,000) $(1,763,000) 2.0 * * 2003 (230,000) (1,060,000) (1,926,000) 2.0 * * 2004 (255,000) (1,060,000) (2,104,000) 2.0 * * 2005 (282,000) (1,060,000) (2,299,000) 2.0 * * 2006 (312,000) (1,060,000) (2,511,000) 2.0 * *************************************************************************** Technology Impact The Comptroller of Public Accounts indicated they would incur a cost of $2,780 in fiscal year 2002 and of $2,160 in each following fiscal year for leasing electronic data processing equipment. Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish a compensation ceiling at 30 percent of the collection of fines, fees, and restitution for vendors providing collection services to counties. Local governments would be allowed to deduct the collection fee from the amounts owed to the state. The bill would take effect September 1, 2001. Methodology The Comptroller estimates of court cost revenue for various accounts and funds are based on data from the "2002-2003 Biennial Revenue Estimate." The Comptroller's office adjusted amounts for outsourcing a portion of the collection services and for the collection fee. The Comptroller anticipates an increased workload for local revenue audits and estimates the need for hiring two additional auditors to handle the added workload. Including travel and electronic data processing equipment costs, the Comptroller anticipates administrative costs of $110,087 in fiscal year 2002 and $95,824 each year afterward through fiscal 2006. Local Government Impact The counties contracting for collection services would have a revenue gain equivalent to the state's projected loss. The gain would help the counties recover costs for contracting with a vendor for collection services. The positive fiscal impact would vary by county depending on the amount of collections made. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, JC, DB