TO: | Honorable Mark Strama, Chair, House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3241 by Martinez, "Mando" (Relating to economic development in the state by creating economic development opportunities in counties that contain colonias and by developing the workforce by increasing adult literacy rates.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | ($219,203) |
2011 | ($157,604) |
2012 | ($157,604) |
2013 | ($157,604) |
2014 | ($157,604) |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
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2010 | ($219,203) |
2011 | ($157,604) |
2012 | ($157,604) |
2013 | ($157,604) |
2014 | ($157,604) |
Fiscal Year | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
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2010 | 1.0 |
2011 | 1.0 |
2012 | 1.0 |
2013 | 1.0 |
2014 | 0.0 |
The Higher Education Coordinating Board has indicated that they will need to add 1 FTE (program director) to coordinate the activities of the Higher Education Colonias County Work Group. The Higher Education Coordinating Board would also require one professional service contractor to facilitate work group meetings, coordinate research and data collection, prepare reviews of the research literature on colonias in Texas and the report due each biennium to the legislature. The contract will be higher in fiscal year 2010 to facilitate the start-up needs for the work group. Funds will be needed for maintenance activities and to produce the annual progress reports and the required biennium report to the legislature.
The estimated cost for salaries and benefits for the program director is $89,203 for fiscal year 2010 and $77,604 for fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years. The estimated cost for staff travel is $5,000 per year. The estimated cost for one professional service contract is $125,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $75,000 for fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years. The estimated cost for the professional service contract is based upon the estimated cost historically funded by the Higher Education Coordinating Board that provides similar services (i.e. meeting facilitation, literature reviews, data collection, legislative reports). The professional service contract is reduced for the second year as some of the products will not be necessary on an annual basis.
Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 307 Secretary of State, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 357 Office of Rural Community Affairs, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Central Education Agency, 716 Texas Engineering Extension Service, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JRO, RT, GO
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