TO: | Honorable Leticia Van de Putte, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1058 by West, Royce (Relating to the creation of a reintegration counseling program for certain veterans and servicemembers.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | ($3,018,718) |
2009 | ($5,414,220) |
2010 | ($5,414,220) |
2011 | ($5,414,220) |
2012 | ($5,414,220) |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|
2008 | ($3,018,718) |
2009 | ($5,414,220) |
2010 | ($5,414,220) |
2011 | ($5,414,220) |
2012 | ($5,414,220) |
Fiscal Year | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
---|---|
2008 | 1.0 |
2009 | 1.0 |
2010 | 1.0 |
2011 | 1.0 |
2012 | 1.0 |
DSHS estimates a cost of $2,651,250 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2008 and $5,302,500 in General Revenue in fiscal years 2009-2012 to provide statewide reintegration counseling services to service members and their immediate families. Estimates assume services would be provided for 6 months in fiscal year 2008 to allow time for development and implementation of the program. DSHS estimates 15,000 service and family members would receive an average of 7 reintegration counseling sessions annually. Estimates assume 20 percent of reintegration counseling sessions would be group sessions at a rate of $16.50 per session and 80 percent would be individual sessions at a rate of $59.00 per session.
DSHS estimates additional costs of $166,728 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2008 and $110,980 in General Revenue in fiscal years 2009-2012 to develop and implement the program. Estimates include $69,786 in fiscal year 2008 and $85,468 in fiscal years 2009-2012 for one Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) position and $96,942 in fiscal year 2008 and $25,512 in fiscal years 2009-2012 for administrative costs, including costs for outreach, consultant fees, and provider training.
In addition, DSHS estimates technology costs of $200,740 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2008 and $740 in fiscal years 2009-2012. Estimates include a one-time cost of $200,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2008 to modify systems to track clients and services and to bill for services and $740 per fiscal year for computer hardware and software for the additional FTE.
Source Agencies: | 401 Adjutant General's Department, 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ES, PP, SSt
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