TO: | Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2933 by Flores (Relating to the abolition of the Commission on Human Rights and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Workforce Commission.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($1,026,620) |
2005 | ($1,026,620) |
2006 | $520,000 |
2007 | $520,000 |
2008 | $520,000 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Revenue (Loss) from FEDERAL FUNDS 555 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2003 |
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2004 | ($1,026,620) | ($1,546,620) | (13.0) |
2005 | ($1,026,620) | ($1,546,620) | (13.0) |
2006 | $520,000 | $0 | (13.0) |
2007 | $520,000 | $0 | (13.0) |
2008 | $520,000 | $0 | (13.0) |
The bill would abolish the Commission on Human Rights and the transfer of its functions to a civil rights division within the Texas Workforce Commission.
The Commission on Human Rights reported the state could lose up to two years of federal funding from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ($729,480/year) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (approximately $817,140/year) due to requirements for the Texas Workforce Commission's Civil Rights Division being required to be certified by these two federal agencies prior to being eligible to receive federal funds. In fiscal years 2004 and 2005 it is assumed that general revenue funds ($1,546,620) would be used to fund employment and housing discrimination cases. However this amount would be offset by savings due to the elimination of 13 administrative FTEs which is estimated at $520,000 each year, including salaries and benefits.
In addition to handling employment and discrimination cases, it is assumed that the Texas Workforce Commission’s Civil Rights Division would provide technical assistance and comprehensive training on compliance with laws prohibiting discrimination using appropriated receipts and interagency contracts.
The Comptroller of Public Accounts estimated $5,808 in administrative costs to close out the Commission on Human Rights in the Uniform State Accounting System in fiscal year 2004. However, for the purposes of this fiscal note, it is assumed that these costs would be absorbed within current resources.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 344 Commission on Human Rights
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LBB Staff: | JK, GO, JO, WP, BL, MS
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