LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 20, 2001
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2773 by Chavez (Relating to the Department of
Information Resources' oversight of electronic
projects.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2773, As Introduced: negative impact of $(867,500) 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 $(437,500) *
* 2003 (430,000) *
* 2004 (180,000) *
* 2005 (187,500) *
* 2006 (180,000) *
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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 $(437,500) 3.0 *
* 2003 (430,000) 3.0 *
* 2004 (180,000) 3.0 *
* 2005 (187,500) 3.0 *
* 2006 (180,000) 3.0 *
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Technology Impact
In FY 2002 there would be a cost of $ 7,500 for personal computers and in
FY 2005 $7,500 would be needed for upgrades.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would prevent a state agency from spending appropriated funds
for an electronic government project if the Department of Information
Resources (DIR) determines that the project fails to meet expectations.
DIR will consult with the Legislative Budget Board and the budget
division of the governor's office to establish criteria for determining
if an electronic government project fails to meet expectations, and to
develop procedures for negotiating with a state agency that is not
allowed to spend appropriated funds for an electronic government
project, for allowing a state agency to resume spending appropriated
funds for a project, and recommending options for future spending of the
appropriated funds. The bill would also require DIR to establish a
quality assurance team to monitor projects over which the department has
jurisdiction. The team would be required to monitor all projects to
determine compliance with department standards. The bill would further
allows DIR to create a program management office (PMO) to perform the
duties outlined in this bill.
Methodology
According to DIR 3 FTEs would be needed to meet these requirements. The
estimated costs for the three FTEs would be approximately $140,000 per
year plus an additional $40,000 per year in benefits.
According to DIR, the functions required in the legislation, including
oversight and review of information resource (IR) projects, quality
assurance of IR projects, and a project management office (PMO) to
oversee the functions, are not currently performed by DIR.
DIR estimates that approximately $250,000 in FY 2002 and FY 2003 would be
needed for professional services to assist in start-up of the PMO. The
services would be used to implement the following functions:
* Development of project management standards to assist and guide
agencies,
* Establishment of a standardized reporting tool for agencies to report
on their e-government projects and the status of the project,
* Development of quality assurance measurement criteria for determination
of project status.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources, 301
Office of the Governor
LBB Staff: JK, RB, SK