LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session May 13, 2001 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2903 by Burnam (Relating to compensation for the training of and for services rendered at a polling place by certain election officers.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB2903, As Engrossed: 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 (2,151,208) * * 2005 0 * * 2006 (2,151,208) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2002 $0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 (2,151,208) * * 2005 0 * * 2006 (2,151,208) * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend Sections 32.091 and 173.005 of the Election Code to require that the minimum compensation for judges and clerks (which includes primary election workers) who attend election training programs to be paid at a rate not to exceed $7. The bill would take effect September 1, 2003. Methodology According to the Secretary of State's Office, assuming that all primary poll workers attend election training programs, the difference of $7.00 minus $5.15 (amount currently paid to primary election poll workers) equals $1.85. The number of Election Day primary workers is 77,521. The number of hours worked by each primary worker is 15 (represents 14 Election Day hours plus 1 hour for attending training). ($1.85 X 77,521 X 15=$2,151,207.70) Local Government Impact The Texas Association of Election Administrators and the counties of Bexar, Ector, Midland and Victoria were contacted regarding the local fiscal impact of the provisions of the bill. It is anticipated that the counties' election costs would increase from 10 percent to 26 percent for each election, depending on the size of the county and the county's current pay scale. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, RB, TB, SK