LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 9, 2007

TO:	Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2497 by Gonzalez Toureilles (Relating to compensatory time accrued by a correctional officer employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2497, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($36,508,155) through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	($14,617,767)
2009	($21,890,388)
2010	($21,890,388)
2011	($29,163,008)
2012	($29,163,008)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2008	($14,617,767)
2009	($21,890,388)
2010	($21,890,388)
2011	($29,163,008)
2012	($29,163,008)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code by requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to provide payment for accrued compensatory time to correctional officers on the anniversary of the date employment began. The bill establishes criteria for the payment for the accrued compensatory time for the correctional officer.

Methodology

Provided the assumption is made that TDCJ correctional officers would not use compensatory time as time off from work, TDCJ estimates that the amount of money necessary to provide payment for accrued compensatory time to correctional officers would be approximately $14.6 million during fiscal year 2008.  TDCJ estimates that employees receiving compensatory time will bank at a higher rate; therefore the subsequent years could be as high as $29.2 million annually. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, GG, SDO