LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 9, 2019

TO:
Honorable Poncho Nevárez, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1296 by Davis, Sarah (Relating to the creation of a disaster case management system by the General Land Office.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1296, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($3,234,838) through the biennium ending August 31, 2021.

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
2020 ($2,314,431)
2021 ($920,407)
2022 ($920,407)
2023 ($920,407)
2024 ($920,407)




Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2019
2020 ($2,314,431) 4.0
2021 ($920,407) 4.0
2022 ($920,407) 4.0
2023 ($920,407) 4.0
2024 ($920,407) 4.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code to require the General Land Office (GLO) to develop and maintain an electronic disaster case management system. The system would be required to collect all information needed to obtain disaster assistance from a person who needs housing-related assistance after a disaster and to allow the person to designate the entities to which an application for assistance may be sent.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.

Methodology

Based on information provided by GLO, it is assumed that the agency would use an outside vendor to build the case management system. The agency estimates that one-time professional services costs in fiscal year 2020 would include $1,000,000 to design and build the system, $100,000 for verification and validation services, and $250,000 for information security design. Ongoing costs for the system beginning in fiscal year 2020 include $250,000 per year for an information security services vendor to monitor the system and provide analysis and design services, $75,000 per year for software costs for 150 users, and $100,000 per year for an ongoing support contract with the implementation vendor.

Based on information provided by GLO, the agency would need 4.0 FTEs to support the case management system after it is built, enhance the system as necessary, and coordinate with other entities regarding their specific programs and methods by which they securely transfer and store information: 1.0 Manager V (salary $117,397), 2.0 Systems Analyst V (salary per FTE $77,862), and 1.0 System Analyst VI (salary $93,406). Costs associated with these FTEs would be $539,431 in fiscal year 2020 and $495,407 each subsequent year.

Technology

One-time professional services costs to build the case management system in fiscal year 2020 would be $1,350,000. Ongoing costs for the system beginning in fiscal year 2020 would be $425,000 per year. 

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board
LBB Staff:
WP, LBO, MW, PBO, RC