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:  HB3149  by Allen (relating to the collection and
               dissemination by the Texas Department of Public Safety of
               information relating to threats against peace
               officers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB3149, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted:  negative impact     *
*  of $(180,000) 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                           $(180,000)  *
          *       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      *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2002                               $(180,000) *
         *      2003                                        0 *
         *      2004                                        0 *
         *      2005                                        0 *
         *      2006                                        0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would require that the Department of Public Safety (DPS)
establish and maintain a central index for information regarding threats
made against public servants.  The bill would require that all criminal
justice agencies report these threats to DPS and to alert those being
threatened.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
  
  
Methodology
  
DPS estimates that it would require 1,800 contract programming hours at
$100 per hour (total cost: $180,000) to create and implement this new
threat database.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   405   Texas Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, DG