LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 30, 2001 TO: Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1421 by West, Royce (Relating to certain court costs imposed on a person convicted of an offense.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB1421, As Engrossed: positive impact of $0 through the biennium * * ending August 31, 2003. * * * * The bill would provide the legal basis for increased revenue into * * the Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and * * Delinquency Account and into the new Correctional Management * * Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center account in the * * General Revenue Fund. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) * * Year from Center for Study and from New General Revenue * * Prevention of Juvenile Crime Dedicated - Correctional * * and Delinquency/ GR Dedicated Management Institute of Texas * * 5029 and Criminal Justice Center * * Account * * 2002 $1,387,000 $2,774,000 * * 2003 1,534,000 3,068,000 * * 2004 1,534,000 3,068,000 * * 2005 1,534,000 3,068,000 * * 2006 1,534,000 3,068,000 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend Article 102.075(m) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency Account fee from the current 25 cents to 50 cents. The bill would amend Article 102.075 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by adding a new 50 cent fee for a new Correctional Management Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center account. The bill would take effect September 1, 2001 and apply to conviction of offenses committed on or after that date. Methodology Estimates of the increased revenues from the proposed court costs increases were based on data from the 2002-03 Biennial Revenue Estimate. In that document, the Comptroller estimates that the current 25 cent court cost for the Juvenile Crime fee will generate $1,387,000 for the state in fiscal year 2002 and $1,534,000 in fiscal year 2003. This estimate assumes that the 25 cent increase will simply double that amount. Likewise this estimate assumes that a new 50 cent fee will double the amount of revenue that the current 25 cent Juvenile Crime fee generates. Local Government Impact There would be an approximate revenue increase to local governments of $348,000 in state fiscal year 2002 and $510,000 in state fiscal year 2003, which represents increased revenue from the 10 percent administrative fee collected by counties on consolidated court costs. The estimated revenue would be offset by any costs incurred by cities and counties for making changes locally to administer the increased Juvenile Crime fee and new Correctional Management Institute fee. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, JC, TB