LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session January 20, 2001 TO: Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB194 by Shapiro (Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, and administration of the Probate Court No. 1 of Collin County and to the administration of the county courts at law of Collin County.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact The bill would provide for the creation, jurisdiction, and administration of a probate court for Collin County. The bill would take effect September 1, 2001 and the new court would be created January 1, 2003. According to the Collin County Auditor, the creation of the proposed probate court would cost the county an estimated $361,639 per year plus $50,310 for one time capital start-up expenditures. Local costs would include salaries and benefits for a probate magistrate and ancillary court personnel and other operating expenses. Similar fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill remain in effect. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, DB, TB