Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB268 by Seliger (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District. ), As Engrossed
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB268, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($28,394) 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
($14,197)
2015
($14,197)
2016
($14,197)
2017
($14,197)
2018
($14,197)
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Judicial Fund 573
2014
($14,197)
($13,640)
2015
($14,197)
($13,640)
2016
($14,197)
($13,640)
2017
($14,197)
($13,640)
2018
($14,197)
($13,640)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government Code to specify that the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District is subject to the Professional Prosecutors Act and prohibited from the private practice of law. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Methodology
In this new capacity, the District Attorney for the 287th Judicial District would be entitled to a salary of $125,000 from the state plus benefits ($22,631) from General Revenue and the Judicial Fund No. 573. However, this amount would be offset by the 79th Judicial District Attorney's current salary of $100,000 and benefits ($19,795), which is also paid from these two funding sources. Therefore, the net cost to the state due to the salary and benefits increase would be $27,837 per fiscal year.
Local Government Impact
Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.