LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATURE 1st CALLED SESSION - 2003
 
July 18, 2003

TO:
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB22 by Ellis, Rodney (Relating to the organization, board membership, and functions of certain state agencies and to the transfer of certain functions to other state agencies; providing penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB22, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a positive impact of $2,709,569 through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004 $850,080
2005 $1,859,489
2006 $1,859,489
2007 $1,859,489
2008 $1,859,489




Fiscal Year Probable Savings from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2004 $850,080
2005 $1,859,489
2006 $1,859,489
2007 $1,859,489
2008 $1,859,489

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would make changes to the organization, board membership, and functions of certain state agencies and transfer certain functions to other state agencies.  The bill would create the Legislative Information Services Board, abolish the Texas Legislative Council and transfer certain functions to the new board.  The bill would abolish the office of state auditor and the legislative audit committee and transfer certain audit functions to the Legislative Budget Board.  The bill would create the Performance Review Commission and abolish the Sunset Advisory Commission  and transfer certain functions to the new commission. 

Methodology

The consolidation of functions resulting from the reorganization of the functions of the Texas Legislative Council, the Sunset Advisory Commission and the State Auditor's Office would result in cost savings.  General revenue savings are estimated to be $850,080 in fiscal year 2004 and $1,859,489 each year thereafter.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
103 Legislative Council, 308 State Auditor's Office
LBB Staff:
JK, CT, DLBe