LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 4, 2001 TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1372 by Moncrief (Relating to the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB1372, As Introduced: negative impact of $(343,441) 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 $(231,263) * * 2003 (112,178) * * 2004 (112,178) * * 2005 (112,178) * * 2006 (112,178) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State * * Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 * * 0001 * * 2002 $(231,263) 2.0 * * 2003 (112,178) 2.0 * * 2004 (112,178) 2.0 * * 2005 (112,178) 2.0 * * 2006 (112,178) 2.0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to create and maintain a statewide program and database related to bicycle safety training, bicyclist violations, and the ability to receive notice of a deferred disposition of violations against bicyclists. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2001. Methodology DPS estimates that implementing provisions of this bill would require two additional personnel to work with educational service centers in the development of programs that meet the requirements of this bill. The salaries of these additional personnel would amount to $61,344 each fiscal year with associated benefits amounting to $17,348 each fiscal year. Travel and other operating expenses would amount to $13,486 each year. The program would have other costs related to production of printed materials and training supplies. These other costs are estimated to be $47,365 in fiscal year 2002 and $20,000 each fiscal year thereafter. The higher expense in fiscal year 2002 is the result of the production of one-time supplies such as posters, brochures, curriculum booklets for use by the various classrooms. Finally, DPS estimates that there would be several one-time expenses related to contract programming to build the database at $63,360, purchase of a vehicle to allow the program administrator to visit and work with the educational centers at $22,688, and the purchase of computer hardware and software for the new employees at $5,672. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 212 Office of Court Administration, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, JC, DG