LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
May 9, 2001
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1304 by Harris (relating to the creation of a missing
persons DNA database at the University of North Texas
Health and Science Center at Fort Worth; providing a
penalty.), As Passed 2nd House
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1304, 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 Probable Change in *
* Year Savings/(Cost) Revenue Savings/(Cost) Number of State *
* from Gain/(Loss) from New Employees from *
* Compensation to from New General Revenue FY 2001 *
* Victims of General Revenue Dedicated *
* Crime Account/ Dedicated UNTHSC Missing *
* GR-Dedicated UNTHSC Missing Persons DNA *
* 0469 Persons DNA Database Fund *
* Database Fund *
* 2002 $(732,588) $732,588 $(732,588) 4.0 *
* 2003 (401,070) 401,070 (401,070) 4.0 *
* 2004 (413,102) 413,102 (413,102) 4.0 *
* 2005 (425,495) 425,495 (425,495) 4.0 *
* 2006 (438,260) 438,260 (438,260) 4.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would establish a DNA database for missing or unidentified
persons at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort
Worth (UNTHSC). Funds to establish and maintain the database would be
appropriated from the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund and the
Compensation to Victims of Crime Auxiliary Fund and deposited to a new
General Revenue-dedicated fund, the University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort Worth Missing Persons DNA Database Fund.
The bill would require UNTHSC to use funding beginning on September 1,
2001, to develop the DNA database, establish protocols, and employ
personnel. Case analysis would begin in 2002.
Methodology
UNTHSC estimates that establishing the new database would require first
year start up costs of $343,200 for renovation and equipment. UNTHSC
estimates that they would need an additional 4.0 FTEs with salary and
benefits totaling $269,388 and annual operating costs for the database of
$120,000, with these costs increasing by three percent each year.
It is assumed that all expenditures would be appropriated out of the
Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 763 UNT Health Science Center
LBB Staff: JK, JC, MG