LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 18, 2005

TO:	Honorable Carlos Uresti, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3362 by Geren (Relating to performance and efficiency reviews of certain governmental entities and programs.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code and transfer the responsibility for efficiency reviews of state agencies, school districts, interscholastic competition, and state agency records management from the Legislative Budget Board to the Comptroller’s Office. All unexpended and unobligated appropriations, totaling approximately  $5,949,590 each fiscal year in General Revenue, and employees relating to the reviews, totaling approximately 31 FTEs, would be transferred to the Comptroller’s Office.  It is assumed that any costs associated with physically moving staff from the Legislative Budget Board to the Comptroller’s Office could be absorbed within existing state resources.

The bill would take effect on September 1, 2005

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, LB, MS, JM, KJG