OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5417
AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE AND SERVICES,
FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND LARCENY OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE.
Primary Analyst: PR 4/19/22
Contributing Analyst(s): ME, CW
Reviewer: ME
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Judicial Dept. GF - Cost 731,685-
867,731
975,580-
1,156,975
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 220,558-
275,697
294,077-
367,597
Correction, Dept.; Judicial Dept.
(Probation)
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Judicial Dept. GF -
Appropriation
2 million None
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF -
Appropriation
1 million None
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill allows GPS monitoring of certain juveniles, establishes a new
penalty structure for larceny of a motor vehicle, appropriates funds for
specific purposes, and makes various other changes. The sections of the
bill with a fiscal impact are described below.
Section 1 allows the Judicial Department to monitor by GPS device
1
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 40.53% of payroll in FY 23. 2022HB-05417-R000525-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 3
juveniles charged with a second or subsequent motor vehicle or
property theft delinquency offense and is released into the custody of
his or her parent or guardian and results in an annual cost of $1,019,658
to $1,524,572.
The Judicial Department does not currently use GPS monitoring on
juveniles. Based on FY 21 data, there are approximately 250 juveniles
who would require monitoring based on the requirements of the bill.
The agency would need to hire an additional 12-15 juvenile probation
officers at an annual cost of $725,580 to $906,975. An additional cost of
$294,077 to $975,580 would be incurred by the State Comptroller for
fringe benefits.
The bill results in an additional cost of approximately $250,000
annually for the cost of GPS monitoring. This cost will differ depending
on how many individuals require GPS monitoring.
Section 8 – 10 and 13 – 18 sets a new penalty structure for larceny of
a motor vehicle and results in a potential cost and potential revenue
from fines. On average, the marginal cost to the state for incarcerating
an offender for the year is $2,500
2
while the average marginal cost for
supervision in the community is less than $800
3
each year.
Sections 19 – 21 appropriate a total of $3 million in FY 23 to the
Judicial Department ($1,250,000 for expanding REGIONS) and $750,000
for the Juvenile Alternative Incarceration account) and Department of
Emergency Services and Public Protection ($1 million for regional crime
reduction strategies). sHB 5037, the revised FY 23 budget bill, as
favorably reported by the Appropriations Committee, is under the
spending cap by $4.6 million in FY 23. The appropriation contained in
2
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.
3
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
officers. 2022HB-05417-R000525-FN.DOCX Page 3 of 3
the bill would result in the budget being under the spending cap by $1.6
million in FY 23.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation, caseloads, and violations.