TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3818 by Collier (Relating to the automatic expunction of criminal records; repealing certain fees.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2014 | ($8,083,520) |
2015 | ($8,083,520) |
2016 | ($8,083,520) |
2017 | ($8,083,520) |
2018 | ($8,083,520) |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2013 |
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2014 | ($8,083,520) | 178.5 |
2015 | ($8,083,520) | 178.5 |
2016 | ($8,083,520) | 178.5 |
2017 | ($8,083,520) | 178.5 |
2018 | ($8,083,520) | 178.5 |
Based on existing records maintained in the criminal history file, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) estimates an additional 150,000 offenses per year would qualify for an automatic order of expunction. Based on the increased volume of expunctions, it is assumed that DPS will require 178.5 additional full-time equivalents, including 48 Public Safety Records Technician I positions, 11.5 Micrographics Technician II positions, 12.5 Fingerprint Technician II positions, 69 Administrative Assistant III positions, 27 Clerk III positions, and 10.5 Program Specialist V positions. This will result in additional annual salary costs of $6,154,314 and annual benefits costs of $1,830,293. Estimated annual miscellaneous operating costs are $98,913.
The bill would also result in an indeterminate loss of state revenue from the elimination of filing fees for expunction suits. Filing fees currently provide revenue to both the state and local governments.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, AI, KNi, TB
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