TO: | Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB2027 by Shapleigh (Relating to a border crossing initiative and issuance of an enhanced driver's license or personal identification certificate by the Department of Public Safety.), As Introduced |
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 | ($12,690,323) | 121.0 |
2009 | ($8,941,926) | 121.0 |
2010 | ($8,941,926) | 121.0 |
2011 | ($8,941,926) | 121.0 |
2012 | ($8,941,926) | 121.0 |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code relating to a border crossing initiative and issuance of an enhanced driver's license or personal identification certificate by the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
The bill would add Transportation Code, Section 521.032, Enhanced Driver's License or Personal Identification Certificate, which states DPS may issue an enhanced driver license or personal identification certificate for the purposes of crossing the international border between
The bill states DPS may set a fee for the issuance of an enhanced driver licenses or personal identification certificates to cover the cost of implementing and administering this section. DPS states the amount of estimated revenue collected is not known at this time because it is unknown how many individuals will request an enhanced driver license or personal identification certificate and the amount charged per license or certificate would depend on the estimated population served. DPS currently does not receive driver license fees as part of their appropriations. This analysis assumes the potential fees collected would be a revenue gain for the General Revenue Fund and additional appropriation authority would be required to allow these additional fees to pay for DPS costs of implementing the proposed program.
The bill would require each customer to select either an enhanced or standard driver license or personal identification certificate. DPS field personnel will be required to ask each customer which type of driver license or personal identification certificate they would prefer and explain the difference between each. DPS states they are unable to determine the number of customers that would select the enhanced driver license or personal identification certificate. DPS estimates that an additional 121 FTEs (120 Administrative Assistant I positions at $21,992 and 1 program administrator) would be required due to increased driver license or personal identification certificate process and wait times. In 2006, DPS states the driver license division processed approximately 5,869,064 driver licenses or personal identification certificates. DPS states the enhanced driver licenses or personal identification certificates would be processed in person at a driver license location. At each location, DPS estimates an additional processing time of three minutes total (2 minutes x 5,869,064 driver licenses or personal identification certificates + 1 minute x 1,049,711 Immigration and Naturalization document holders) per transaction results for a total of 12,787,839 additional processing minutes per year. Additional transaction hours were divided by the number of FTE working minutes in a year (108,750) resulting in an additional 117 FTEs per year (12,787,839 / 108,750). DPS states the remaining 4 FTEs would provide management support and customer service to phone calls and electronic messages about the program.
Additional equipment and office modifications will be required for license issuance lanes. Modification for one (1) issuance lane is estimated at $3,750. Therefore, projected cost for office modifications is $438,750 (117 x $3,750) 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.
This analysis includes technology costs estimated for programming changes to the new driver license system, computers, printers, and enterprise software agreements totaling $2,249,994 in 2008. Fiscal years 2009 through 2012 have a technology impact of $18,029 per year for continued enterprise software agreements.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, GG, LG
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