LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 17, 2005

TO:
Honorable Ray Allen, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1264 by Whitmire (Relating to fees collected for services provided by the Commission on Jail Standards.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1264, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a positive impact of $10,000 through the biennium ending August 31, 2007.

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
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000
2010 $5,000




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000
2010 $5,000

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code to allow the Commission on Jail Standards to collect a fee to cover the cost of performing any reinspection of a municipal or county jail as described in Section 511.0091(a), Government Code, that has been found to not be in compliance with minimum standards and that requests the reinspection. The fee is to be deposited in a special account in the General Revenue Fund to be appropriated only to pay costs incurred by the commission.

The bill would create or recreate a dedicated account in the General Revenue Fund, create or recreate a special or trust fund either within or outside of the Treasury, or create a dedicated revenue source.  Therefore, the fund, account, or revenue dedication included in this bill would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature.


Methodology

The Commission on Jail Standards estimates that the revenue collected under the provisions of the bill would be approximately $5,000 per fiscal year.


Local Government Impact

Local goverments would be responsible for paying the reinspection fees. The statewide cost is estimated to be approximately $5,000 per fiscal year. Costs to a specific jurisdiction would depend on the need for a reinspection and the cost of performing the reinspection.


Source Agencies:
409 Commission on Jail Standards
LBB Staff:
JOB, DLBa, KJG, VDS