LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 8, 2003

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3235 by Smith, Todd (Relating to certification training programs for municipal building inspectors and the implementation of Texas building energy performance standards by certified municipal building inspectors.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3235, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($260,000) 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.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004	($130,000)
2005	($130,000)
2006	($130,000)
2007	($130,000)
2008	($130,000)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2003
2004	($130,000)	2.0
2005	($130,000)	2.0
2006	($130,000)	2.0
2007	($130,000)	2.0
2008	($130,000)	2.0

Fiscal Analysis

This bill would require a component of the Texas A&M University System to provide training services to municipal building inspectors and to assist training program participants to find locations to administer certification examinations. 

Methodology

The most likely component of the Texas A&M University System to provide the required training is  the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES).  TEES estimated that they would need two additional FTE each year: 1.0 training coordinator, 0.5 senior engineer and 0.5 FTE trainer. The salary, benefits, travel and supplies would be $130,000 each year of the biennium and each year thereafter.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated because the bill does not authorize the agency to charge municipalities fees in exchange for its training services for municipal building inspectors. 

Source Agencies:	303 Building and Procurement Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices
LBB Staff:	JK, GO, PF, JAW