LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 29, 2001 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1340 by Ellis, Rodney (Relating to the creation of a division to study transferring to private contractors certain state agency personal computing equipment and the responsibility for computer services.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB1340, As Introduced: negative impact of $(766,276) 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $(668,776) * * 2003 (97,500) * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2002 $(668,776) * * 2003 (97,500) * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * ***************************************************** Technology Impact None Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Department of Information Resources to create a seat management division to conduct a study and make recommendations. The Department would be required to select 10 to 12 state agencies to participate in a pilot study. Each agency will be required to study the cost of all personal computers and related systems used by the agency, including direct and indirect costs. Methodology The Department of Information Resources estimates a cost of $668,776 in fiscal year 2002. This cost includes engaging contractors for 12 agencies at a cost of $48,000 per agency and an additional cost of $92,776 for consulting services. Ongoing costs in subsequent years would include professional services, estimated by the Department of Information Resources to be approximately $97,500 a year. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, RB, SK