LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             January 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB109  by Cain (Relating to the creation of a judicial
               district composed of Kaufman County.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB109, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(256,028) 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                           $(128,014)  *
          *       2003                            (128,014)  *
          *       2004                            (128,014)  *
          *       2005                            (128,014)  *
          *       2006                            (128,014)  *
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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                        $(128,014)                             1.0 *
*  2003                         (128,014)                             1.0 *
*  2004                         (128,014)                             1.0 *
*  2005                         (128,014)                             1.0 *
*  2006                         (128,014)                             1.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would create a new judicial district, the 410th Judicial
District, composed of Kaufman County.  The bill would take effect and
the judicial district would be created on September 1, 2001.
  
  
Methodology
  
The bill would cost the state $128,014 per year to cover the salary and
benefits for the new district judge.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
Kaufman County would have an annual operating expense of $191,490.00 per
year plus $25,000 for a one time capital start-up expenditure for a
total of $216,490 in FY 2002.  In FY 2002 and thereafter, the cost would
be $191,490.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, DB