Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB970 by Rodriguez (Relating to information included in a searchable state revenue and expenditure database maintained by the comptroller.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB970, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($2,726,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2013.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2012
($2,352,000)
2013
($374,000)
2014
($374,000)
2015
($374,000)
2016
($374,000)
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2011
2012
($2,352,000)
1.0
2013
($374,000)
1.0
2014
($374,000)
1.0
2015
($374,000)
1.0
2016
($374,000)
1.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government Code to direct the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) to modify the searchable state expenditure database to include information on the category of expenditure and county in which the expenditure is made. The bill would require the CPA to expand the database to provide information on state revenue including the amount, date and payor of state revenue; and a listing of state revenue by source, object, category of revenue and county in which the revenue is collected. The bill would require that the database allow users to search and aggregate state revenues and expenditures by county. The bill would require that the database allow users to download and reproduce information yielded by a search without additional authorization from the state. The bill would direct the CPA to modify the database not later than January 1, 2012.
Methodology
The CPA reported administrative costs of $2,726,000 for the 2012-13 biennium including one-time technology costs ($2,258,000) related to modification of the database system and ongoing costs for salaries and benefits for 1.0 full-time-equivalent position and database programming.
Technology
The technology fiscal impact of the bill includes one-time technology costs of $2,258,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $280,000 each subsequent fiscal year for programming.
Local Government Impact
The bill would direct counties to cooperate with and provide information to the CPA for administration of the state expenditures and revenues database. The bill would provide that counties are not required to record information or expend resources to make information reportable for purposes of the database. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.