LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
May 18, 2001
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB563 by Armbrister (relating to the prosecution of the
interest of certain innocent property owners in a
criminal asset forfeiture proceeding.), As Passed 2nd
House
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB563, As Passed 2nd House: 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 Probable Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Savings/(Cost) from State Employees from *
* Law Enforcement Law Enforcement FY 2001 *
* Officer Standards Management Institute *
* and Education Account/ *
* Account/ GR-Dedicated *
* GR-Dedicated 0581 *
* 0116 *
* 2002 $(57,600) $(243,100) 2.5 *
* 2003 0 (243,100) 2.5 *
* 2004 0 (243,100) 2.5 *
* 2005 0 (243,100) 2.5 *
* 2006 0 (243,100) 2.5 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill, as amended, would modify certain provisions in the Code of
Criminal Procedure, the Education Code, and the Occupations Code,
relating to civil asset forfeiture and asset forfeiture education for
peace officers. The bill would require the Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) and the Bill Blackwood Law
Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston
State University to establish a comprehensive education and training
program on asset forfeiture that would be part of the initial training
and continuing education program for law enforcement personnel.
Methodology
TCLEOSE would incur costs associated with the development of the
curriculum for the required training. Based on an estimated 12 hours of
curriculum, requiring a projected 100 hours of developer time, TCLEOSE
estimates a cost of $57,600 in fiscal year 2002 for personnel and related
costs.
Sam Houston State University estimates that the ongoing cost for
providing the asset forfeiture education program will be $243,100 to
cover the costs associated with 2.5 full-time equivalent employees to
coordinate the new program and provide the training.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 301 Office of
the Governor, 302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: JK, JC, DG