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:
HB2498 by Gonzalez Toureilles (Relating to hazardous duty pay for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2498, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($10,049,376) through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008 ($5,024,688)
2009 ($5,024,688)
2010 ($5,024,688)
2011 ($5,024,688)
2012 ($5,024,688)




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2008 ($5,024,688)
2009 ($5,024,688)
2010 ($5,024,688)
2011 ($5,024,688)
2012 ($5,024,688)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code by requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to increase hazardous duty pay for full-time correctional officers from $10 to $12 for each 12 month period of lifetime service credit accrued or to $300 whichever is less.


Methodology

TDCJ estimates that to increase the hazardous duty pay for full-time correctional officers to $12 for each 12 month period of lifetime service credit accrued, or to $300 whichever is less, would cost approximately $5.0 million each fiscal year.    


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