LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 9, 2011

TO:
Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
 
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB4 by Pitts (Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB4, As Introduced: a positive impact of $735,736,383 through the biennium ending August 31, 2013.



Fiscal Year Appropriation out of
General Revenue Fund
1 		Appropriation out of
General Revenue Dedicated Accounts		 Appropriation out of
State Textbook Fund
3 		Appropriation out of
Foundation School Fund
193
2011 ($674,978,683) ($160,611,150) ($10,000,000) ($50,757,700)
2012 $0 $0 $0 $0

Fiscal Year Appropriation out of
Judicial Fund
573 		Appropriation out of
Federal Funds
555
2011 ($5,483,498) ($4,319,216)
2012 $0 $0



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2011 $735,736,383
2012 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2011 $735,736,383
2012 $0
2013 $0
2014 $0
2015 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1 		Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Dedicated Accounts		 Probable Savings/(Cost) from
State Textbook Fund
3 		Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Foundation School Fund
193
2011 $674,978,683 $160,611,150 $10,000,000 $50,757,700
2012 $0 $0 $0 $0
2013 $0 $0 $0 $0
2014 $0 $0 $0 $0
2015 $0 $0 $0 $0

Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Judicial Fund
573 		Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Federal Funds
555
2011 $5,483,498 $4,319,216
2012 $0 $0
2013 $0 $0
2014 $0 $0
2015 $0 $0

Fiscal Analysis

The will would reduce fiscal year 2011 appropriations from General Revenue Fund 1 by $1,276,829,059.  The bill also would appropriate $1,500,000 from General Revenue to the Facilities Commission to pay for increased utility costs. The bill would appropriate $600,000,000 from General Revenue to the Texas Education Agency for the Foundation School Program. The bill would appropriate $350,376 from General Revenue to the Real Estate Commission for moving costs and file imaging.  

 

The bill would reduce fiscal 2011 appropriations from various General Revenue dedicated accounts by $160,611,150.

 

The bill would reduce the Texas Education Agency fiscal 2011 appropriation from State Textbook Fund No. 3 by $10,000,000. It would also reduce the agency’s fiscal 2011 appropriation from the Foundation School Fund No. 193 by $50,757,700.

 

The bill would reduce the Judiciary Section, Comptroller’s Department fiscal 2011 appropriation from Judicial Fund No. 573 by $5,555,033. The bill would also appropriate $71,535 from Judicial Fund No. 573 to the Supreme Court to pay for personnel costs, security expenses, unemployment reimbursements, and travel expenses.

 

The bill would reduce the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services fiscal 2011 appropriations for Federal Funds for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families by $4,319,216.  

 

The bill would authorize the Texas Education Agency to use $85 million remaining in the fiscal year 2011 appropriation out of the State Textbook Fund 3 to purchase continuing contracts materials.


Methodology

The amounts represented above are in addition to previously appropriated amounts for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2011. The supplemental appropriations would be effective for the two-year period beginning with the effective date of the bill.

Local Government Impact

Appropriations reductions would result in negative fiscal implications to units of local government to the extent that the reductions affect agency grants to those units of government.  Appropriations increases to the Foundation School Program would ensure full funding of formula entitlements to school districts in fiscal year 2011.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JOB, KK, MS, JT