LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 11, 2001 TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3041 by Geren (relating to the creation of a missing persons DNA database at the University of North Texas Health and Science Center at Fort Worth; providing a penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB3041, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: 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 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Change in * * Year Revenue Revenue Savings/(Cost) Number of State * * Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) from New Employees from * * from from New General Revenue FY 2001 * * Compensation to General Revenue Dedicated * * Victims of Dedicated UNTHSC Missing * * Crime Account/ UNTHSC Missing Persons DNA * * GR-Dedicated Persons DNA Database Fund * * 0469 Database Fund * * 2002 $(732,588) $732,588 $(732,588) 4.0 * * 2003 (401,070) 401,070 (401,070) 4.0 * * 2004 (413,102) 413,102 (413,102) 4.0 * * 2005 (425,495) 425,495 (425,495) 4.0 * * 2006 (438,260) 438,260 (438,260) 4.0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would establish a DNA database for missing or unidentified persons at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Funds to establish and maintain the database would be appropriated from the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund and the Compensation to Victims of Crime Auxiliary Fund and deposited to a new General Revenue-dedicated fund, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Missing Persons DNA Database Fund. Methodology The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth estimates that establishing the new database would require first year start up costs of $343,200 for renovation and equipment. UNTHSC estimates that they would need an additional 4.0 FTEs with salary and benefits totaling $269,388 and annual operating costs for the database of $120,000, with these costs increasing by three percent each year. It is assumed that all expenditures would be appropriated out of the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 763 UNT Health Science Center , 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 302 Office of the Attorney General LBB Staff: JK, JC, MG