Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1268 by West (Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1268, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($139,456) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.
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
2022
($71,661)
2023
($67,795)
2024
($67,795)
2025
($67,795)
2026
($67,795)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2021
2022
($71,661)
1.0
2023
($67,795)
1.0
2024
($67,795)
1.0
2025
($67,795)
1.0
2026
($67,795)
1.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Occupations Code to require the head of a law enforcement agency or the head's designee to include whether a license holder was suspected of misconduct, regardless of whether the license holder was terminated for misconduct on a report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) regarding a licensee who separates from the law enforcement agency for any reason.
Methodology
TCOLE anticipates an increase in the number of appeals received, and would require 1.0 Legal Assistant II to process the appeals and coordinate docketing with the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). The assistant would also process any changes based on rulings by the administrative law judge following the SOAH hearing.
The total cost for hiring 1.0 FTE is estimated to be $71,661 in fiscal year 2022 and $67,795 in each fiscal year thereafter. This cost estimate includes salary, benefits, rent, and other personnel and operating costs.
Local Government Impact
According to constables in Collin, Hidalgo, and Travis County, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated to their offices. Taylor County does not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to the county.