OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6647
AN ACT CONCERNING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9852)
House Calendar No.: 395
Senate Calendar No.: 555
Primary Analyst: DD 6/4/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Policy & Mgmt., Off. GF - Cost Up to 87,400 Up to
174,800
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost Up to 39,096 Up to 72,200
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Office of Policy and Management to create a
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Office, headed by GIS Officer.
It is anticipated that OPM would need to hire up to two people to
staff this office, including the GIS officer. This results an annualized
cost of $247,000 ($174,800 for salaries and $72,200 for fringe benefits). It
is anticipated that the annualized cost would first occur in FY 23.
Assuming a 1/1/22 start date, FY 22 costs would range up to $123,490
(up to $87,400 for salaries and up to $36,096 for fringe benefits).
The bill also establishes a Geographic Information Systems
Advisory Council. This has no fiscal impact.
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The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 41.3% of payroll in FY 22 and FY 23. 2021HB-06647-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
House "A" strikes the underlying bill and results in the above
identified fiscal impact.
The Out Years
The above identified fiscal impact will continue into the future
subject to the any wage and fringe benefit changes that occur in the
GIS office established by the bill.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly,
solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the
General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety
of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.