Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2253 by Geren (relating to compensation for commissioned peace officers employed by the attorney general.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2253, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($2,223,134) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
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
2014
($1,093,083)
2015
($1,130,051)
2016
($1,192,707)
2017
($1,267,397)
2018
($1,330,557)
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Federal Funds 555
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Interagency Contracts - CJG 444
2014
($1,093,083)
($453,478)
($39,348)
2015
($1,130,051)
($486,368)
($39,508)
2016
($1,192,707)
($512,989)
($41,739)
2017
($1,267,397)
($546,446)
($46,681)
2018
($1,330,557)
($586,952)
($50,270)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to compensate all commissioned law enforcement officers employed at the OAG at the same amount as provided in Article IX, Section 2, Position Classification Plan, Schedule C Classification Salary Schedule of the General Appropriations Act.
Methodology
To pay current commissioned law enforcement officers within Schedule C as required by the bill, the OAG indicates that it would require additional funding associated with an increase in salary and wages, longevity pay, and stipends, for law enforcement officers employed with the agency. Currently, commissioned law enforcement officers employed at the OAG are within Schedule B Classification Salary Schedule. For fiscal year 2014, the agency indicates that it would require $1,093,083 in General Revenue, $453,478 in Federal Funds, and $39,348 in Criminal Justice Grants for the Office the Governor. For fiscal year 2015, the agency would require $1,130,051 in General Revenue, $486,368 in Federal Funds, and $39,508 in Criminal Justice Grants for the Office the Governor. For fiscal year 2016, $1,192,707 in General Revenue, $512,989 in Federal Funds, and $41,739 in Criminal Justice Grants for the Office the Governor would be required. For fiscal year 2017, $1,267,397 in General Revenue, $546,446 in Federal Funds, and $46,681 in Criminal Justice Grants for the Office the Governor would be needed. For fiscal year 2018, $1,330,557 in General Revenue, $586,952 in Federal Funds, and $50,270 in Criminal Justice Grants for the Office the Governor would be required.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 327 Employees Retirement System, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety