LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2005

TO:	Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1573 by Williams (Relating to the state employee incentive program, including abolishing the Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill permits state agencies to develop an agency state employee incentive program. If a state agency adopts the program, the bill requires the agency to develop written policies and procedures that address monitoring of the program, factors for award or recognition, eligibility of state employees, and methods of determining the value of the employee suggestion. It is estimated that existing funds and staff can absorb costs for an employee incentive program, therefore no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
 
The bill authorizes a state agency to decide if recognition for the suggestion is warranted and stipulates that the value of an award shall not exceed the lesser of 10 percent of net savings from a suggestion or $5,000. 
 
The bill abolishes the Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

303 Building and Procurement Commission, 370 Residential Construction Commission, 451 Department of Banking, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 477 Commission on State Emergency Communications, 507 Board of Nurse Examiners, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 701 Central Education Agency, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department

LBB Staff:

JOB, LB, MS, SMi