LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 21, 2001
TO: Honorable Jim Solis, Chair, House Committee on Economic
Development
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB554 by Carona (Relating to grants by the Texas
Workforce Commission to assist economically disadvantaged
persons enrolled in qualified postsecondary career
education programs.), As Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB554, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(10,306,396) 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 $(5,173,548) *
* 2003 (5,132,848) *
* 2004 (5,132,848) *
* 2005 (5,132,848) *
* 2006 (5,132,848) *
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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 $(5,173,548) 2.0 *
* 2003 (5,132,848) 2.0 *
* 2004 (5,132,848) 2.0 *
* 2005 (5,132,848) 2.0 *
* 2006 (5,132,848) 2.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) estimates fiscal implications of
$40,700 of General Revenue in fiscal year 2002 to develop an automated
tracking system for the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.
Methodology
The fiscal implications of the bill are estimated to be $5,173,548 in
fiscal year 2002 and $5,132,848 in fiscal year 2003 to General Revenue.
TWC estimates that $5 million of General Revenue in each year of the
operation of the program could fund approximately 2,500 individuals at
an average tuition grant of $2,000 per person. Based upon the operation
of similar programs at the agency, TWC estimates that the administration
of the tuition grant program would require one Program Specialist I FTE
at an annual salary of $41,800, and the monitoring of the tuition grant
program would require one Auditor IV FTE at an annual salary of $42,000.
Included in the total fiscal implications are operating and employee
benefit costs associated with the two FTEs. The two FTEs and associated
costs are estimated to be funded with General Revenue.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 320 Texas Workforce Commission
LBB Staff: JK, JO, HL