OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-763
AN ACT REQUIRING DRIVERS OF PARATRANSIT VEHICLES TO
REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION OR
ABANDONMENT OF ELDERLY PERSONS.
Primary Analyst: PR 3/8/21
Contributing Analyst(s): ME
Reviewer: ME
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Judicial Dept.; Correction, Dept. GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill adds paratransit drivers to the list of mandated reporters of
elderly abuse and results in a potential cost for incarceration or
probation and a potential revenue gain from fines. On average, the
marginal cost to the state for incarcerating an offender for the year is
$1,800
1
while the average marginal cost for supervision in the
community is less than $700
2
each year. The last incident of a charge
against a mandated reporter of elderly abuse was in FY 18, which
resulted in a fine of $500.
1
Inmate marginal cost is based on increased consumables (e.g. food, clothing, water,
sewage, living supplies, etc.) This does not include a change in staffing costs or
utility expenses because these would only be realized if a unit or facility opened.
2
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and
only includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not
include a cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense
is anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
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The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of violations.