LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 20, 2015

TO:
Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3042 by Bonnen, Greg (Relating to access to and review of information by a law enforcement agency regarding a potential employee of the agency.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Occupations Code to require a law enforcement agency, prior to hiring a commissioned law enforcement officer, to review the person's employment records from each of the person's previous law enforcement employers. The bill would create an administrative penalty for law enforcement agencies failing to conduct this review or fail to provide pertinent records. It is assumed that implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
405 Department of Public Safety, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement
LBB Staff:
UP, ESi, AI, JAW, KVe