LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 4, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB956  by Sibley (Relating to the creation of an
               additional judicial district in Parker County.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB956, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(256,548) 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                           $(128,274)  *
          *       2003                            (128,274)  *
          *       2004                            (128,274)  *
          *       2005                            (128,274)  *
          *       2006                            (128,274)  *
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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                        $(128,274)                             1.0 *
*  2003                         (128,274)                             1.0 *
*  2004                         (128,274)                             1.0 *
*  2005                         (128,274)                             1.0 *
*  2006                         (128,274)                             1.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would create an additional judicial district, the 397th, in
Parker County.  The bill would take effect and the new court would be
created September 1, 2001.
  
  
Methodology
  
Costs to the state for the district judge's salary and benefits would be
$128,274 per year.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
Costs to Parker County would include $133,731 in personnel salaries and
benefits and operating expenses annually as well as $4,500 in capital
start up costs.  The Parker County Auditor reported the county would
save $7,000 a year for a visiting court reporter and $3,000 a year for a
visiting judge.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, TB