LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 2, 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:	HB2404 by Bell, Cecil (Relating to establishment of the office of first responder support within the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and to the provision of critical incident support services to first responders; requiring occupational certification.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2404, As Introduced: an impact of $0 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.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2020	$0
2021	$0
2022	$0
2023	$0
2024	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from Law Enf Mgmt Instit Acct, estimated 581
2020	($95,318)
2021	($97,997)
2022	($100,757)
2023	($103,600)
2024	($106,541)

Fiscal Year	Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2019
2020	1.0
2021	1.0
2022	1.0
2023	1.0
2024	1.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would require Sam Houston State University to establish an office of first responder support within the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. Under provisions of the bill, the president of Sam Houston State University is required to appoint a support coordinator as the administrative head of the office.

Methodology

Based on information provided by Sam Houston State University, salary and benefits associated with hiring a support coordinator total $89,318 beginning in fiscal year 2020 and increasing to $100,541 by fiscal year 2024. Sam Houston State University also identified travel costs of $6,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2020. The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas is funded by a general revenue-dedicated account supported by court costs collected from defendants convicted under certain sections of the penal code. As a result costs associated with the hiring of the support coordinator are shown as costs to General Revenue-Dedicated Account 581, Law Enforcement Management of Texas in the table above.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 731 Texas Woman's University, 758 Texas State University System

LBB Staff:

WP, LBO, DEH, GO