LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 9, 2007

TO:	Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1367 by Madden (Relating to access to the criminal history record information of students, prospective students, and prospective employees by certain public or private postsecondary educational institutions.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1367, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

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
2008	$0
2009	$0
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2008	$238,744	($238,744)
2009	$238,744	($238,744)
2010	$238,744	($238,744)
2011	$230,711	($230,711)
2012	$230,711	($230,711)

Fiscal Year	Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007
2008	5.0
2009	5.0
2010	5.0
2011	5.0
2012	5.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill allows institutions of higher education to request background checks from the Department of Public Safety for students applying for admission and for students who are enrolled. Currently there is a $1.00 fee for criminal history record checks conducted through name searches.

Methodology

Based on the analysis of Department of Public Safety (DPS), it is assumed the bill would require an additional 238,744 criminal history records checks to be conducted in fiscal years 2008 through 2010 and 230,711 criminal history records checks to be conducted in fiscal years 2011 to 2012. Based on the $1.00 fee currently assessed for criminal history record checks conducted though name searches, the record checks would generate $238,744 in additional General Revenue collections for fiscal years 2008 through 2010 and $230,711 in fiscal years 2011 to 2012. It is assumed these revenues would be appropriated to DPS to pay for the administrative expenses of the criminal history program.

Currently, DPS provides this service and would need additional FTEs due to increased workload for post secondary educational institutions. The analysis assumes that the agency's costs would equal the revenue generated and would be used to hire five additional FTEs.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, RT, GO