LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 26, 2009

TO:	Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB562 by Madden (Relating to certain employment functions of county government.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would authorize certain counties that have abolished the office of county treasurer to appoint a payroll officer to handle certain duties. The bill would require approval by a county commissioners court before a member of a sheriff's office in a county with a population greater than 75,000 may be paid the salary prescribed for performing certain duties for which the member was not originally hired.

The bill would authorize a county with a population greater than 475,000 but less than one million to purchase specific stop-loss coverage as opposed to the requirements related to coverage established in Section 157.002(f), Local Government Code.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, DB