LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 12, 2001
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
State Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB798 by Duncan (Relating to the listing of state agency
employment openings.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB798, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,000,000) 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 $(1,000,000) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(1,000,000) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Chapter 656 of the Government Code and require that
the Department of Information Resources (DIR) work with the Texas
Workforce Commission (TWC) and other state agencies to create an online
system that provides information about all state agency employment
openings and allows job seekers to submit applications for these openings
online. The bill would also require that TWC make computers available to
the public at all of its field offices.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The fiscal impact of the bill would be $1,000,000 of General Revenue in
fiscal year 2002. DIR estimates that the additional funds would be
needed to hire a consultant to review existing applications, develop a
method of integration, and develop the application to integrate the
existing state employment opening posting systems and DIR's web portal
for the online capabilities that would be required by the bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources, 320
Texas Workforce Commission
LBB Staff: JK, RB, RT, HL