TO: | Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1011 by Estes (Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.), As Passed 2nd House |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2010 | ($47,440) |
2011 | ($47,440) |
2012 | ($47,440) |
2013 | ($47,440) |
2014 | ($47,440) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Probable (Cost) from Insurance Maint Tax Fees 8042 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | $64,500 | ($111,940) | 1.0 |
2011 | $98,900 | ($146,340) | 1.0 |
2012 | $98,900 | ($146,340) | 1.0 |
2013 | $98,900 | ($146,340) | 1.0 |
2014 | $98,900 | ($146,340) | 1.0 |
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) is subject to the Sunset Act and will be abolished on September 1, 2009, unless continued by the Legislature. The bill continues the agency for the standard 12-year period and contains the following Sunset Commission recommendations and other provisions:
The majority of the bill would become effective September 1, 2009. Authority to increase fees would become effective January 1, 2010.
The bill would provide TFPA with the ability to increase certification fees and collect additional fees for fingerprinting to cover the costs of these procedures. However, Government Code, Section 419.026 requires collected certification fees to be sent to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. This means that unless the Legislature makes a specific appropriation to the agency, TFPA would not have authority to use the funds for the intended purpose. The Sunset Commission has agreed to add this issue to the Sunset contingency rider to request a Legislative appropriation to provide TFPA the authority to spend collected fees.
This analysis assumes that the provisions of the bill would require one additional FTE related to submittal of education records, reviewing complaint data, and reviewing firefighter injury information. However, the Eighty-first Legislature is considering allocating additional staff and funding to the agency for similar regulatory functions. If realized, the additional funding and staffing would be able to cover the cost of the bill.
Source Agencies: |
LBB Staff: | JOB, SD, GG, AI
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