OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6876
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE
OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9031)
House Calendar No.: 421
Primary Analyst: WL 5/31/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Department of Administrative
Services
GF - Revenue
Loss
15,000 15,000
Department of Administrative
Services
GF - Cost 72,000 92,250
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
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GF - Cost 30,830 39,501
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill creates a Deputy Claims Commissioner position within the
Department of Administrative Services which is estimated to result in a
cost of $102,830 in FY 24 and a fully annualized cost of $131,751 in FY
25. The bill removes the fee for filing a claim against the state with the
Office of the Claims Commissioner which is estimated to result in a
revenue loss of approximately $15,000 per year. The bill makes a
number of additional changes which are technical in nature and have
no fiscal impact.
House “A” strikes the underlying bill and its associated 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 42.82% of payroll in FY 24. 2023HB-06876-R010852-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
and replaces it with the fiscal impact described above.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.