Honorable Mike Krusee, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1450 by Bohac (Relating to entitling a person to request and obtain a copy of the person's driving record from any driver's license facility of the Texas Department of Public Safety.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1450, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008
$0
2009
$0
2010
$0
2011
$0
2012
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from STATE HIGHWAY FUND 6
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007
2008
($2,342,426)
48.0
2009
($1,450,154)
48.0
2010
($1,678,489)
48.0
2011
($1,678,489)
48.0
2012
($1,678,489)
48.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Transportation Code relating to entitling a person to request and obtain a copy of the person's driving record from any driver's license facility of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
The bill would add Transportation Code, Section 521.060, Providing Copy of Individual Driving Record, which entitles a person to submit a written request for a copy of the person's driving record or a certified copy of the person's driving record to any DPS driver license facility. The bill also requires DPS to provide the requested copy as soon as possible and after receipt of the written request and payment of the proper fee. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.
Methodology
The bill would require DPS to provide a copy of a person’s driving record at any DPS driver license office across the state. Currently, DPS provides this walk up service at only two driver's licenses offices across the state. The bill would require all DPS driver's licenses offices to respond to driver record responses in person at the counter. DPS estimates that an additional 48 FTEs (Administrative Assistant 1 positions at $21,992 per year) will be needed to process the additional driving records. In 2006, the driver license division processed approximately 1,015,903 non-bulk related driver records. If driver records are processed in person at a driver license location, the additional processing time of five minutes per transaction results in a total of 5,079,515 additional processing minutes per year (1,015,903 x 5 = 5,079,515). Total transaction minutes were divided by (60) minutes to derive the total number of processing hours (5,079,515 / 60 = 84,659 hours). Additional transaction hours were divided by one FTE (1,760 hours per year) resulting in an additional forty-eight (48) FTEs (84,659 / 1,760 = 48).
Additional equipment and office modifications will be required for license issuance lanes. Modification for one issuance lane is estimated at $3,750. Therefore, projected cost for office modifications is $180,000 (48 x $3,750=$180,000) plus costs for issuance lane equipment consisting of a desktop and printer for each FTE. Other operating expenses include maintenance and repair of office machines and computer equipment, computer supplies, non-capital computer equipment, and furniture and equipment.
Technology
This analysis includes technology costs estimated for computers, printers, and enterprise software agreements totaling $131,088 in 2008. Fiscal years 2009 through 2012 have a technology impact of $7,152 per year for continued enterprise software agreements.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.