LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 5, 2001
TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
Safety
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3233 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to training
requirements for peace officers.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB3233, As Introduced: 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. *
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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 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year Law Enforcement Officer Employees from FY 2001 *
* Standards and Education *
* Account/ GR-Dedicated *
* 0116 *
* 2002 $(56,643) 1.0 *
* 2003 (54,143) 1.0 *
* 2004 (54,143) 1.0 *
* 2005 (56,643) 1.0 *
* 2006 (54,143) 1.0 *
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Technology Impact
Computer hardware and software would be needed for the one additional
personnel. The estimated cost for this is $2,500 in fiscal year 2002
and again in fiscal year 2005 when the computer is being cycled out with
newer equipment on a three year replacement schedule.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require a peace officer to either attend continuing
education courses on the enforcement of traffic and highway laws, or
attend a certification course on the use of radar equipment used to check
the speed of a vehicle, to be able to enforce traffic and highway laws.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
(TCLEOSE) would need to develop a curriculum to allow peace officers to
meet this requirement.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
TCLEOSE estimates that eight hours of curriculum would need to be
developed for Radar Certification and eight hours for traffic law
updates. The agency estimates that 1,600 hours of staff time would be
needed on an ongoing basis to develop and maintain the curriculum thus
requiring an additional full-time position. The salary for this
individual, a program administrator III, is estimated to be $37,332
annually with associated personnel benefits costs of $10,557.
Additional recurring expenses would include travel ($1,000), rent
($2,754), professional services ($500) and other operating expenses
($2,000). Finally, there would be an estimated cost for computer
equipment of $2,500 in fiscal year 2002 and again in fiscal year 2005 as
the computer equipment is replaced and upgraded.
Local Government Impact
The bill would call for eight hours of training every two years in either
radar certification or traffic law updates. The number of peace
officers affected by this bill is estimated to be 58,944. Assuming that
half of these peace officers engage in traffic enforcement during a
year, 29,472 officers would require this training. The local fiscal
impact can then be estimated by multiplying the number of hours (8) by
the average hourly wage of $14.76 for a cost of $435,007.
Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 407
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education
LBB Staff: JK, JC, JN, DG