OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-901
AN ACT CONCERNING A REGISTRY OF PERSONS CONVICTED
OF FINANCIAL CRIMES AGAINST ELDERLY PERSONS.
Primary Analyst: RP 3/15/23
Contributing Analyst(s): RDP, BP
Reviewer: ME
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF - Cost Up to
200,000
232,094
Public Health, Dept. GF - Cost 499,073 284,609
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 87,185 173,721
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
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection (DESPP) to establish and maintain a registry of persons who
have committed specified financial crimes against elderly persons,
resulting in a cost of up to $786,258 in FY 24 and $690,424 in FY 25 to
DESPP, Department of Public Health, and the Office of the State
Comptroller (OSC). The Judicial Department and the Department of
Correction also incur potential costs in FY 24 and FY 25.
Sections 1-4 require DESPP to create and maintain the registry and
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 42.82% of payroll in FY 24. 2023SB-00901-R000096-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 3
incorporate the registrant information into the Connecticut On-Line
Law Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing (COLLECT) system
as well as other information systems maintained by the Judicial
Department, Department of Correction, and Department of Public
Health.
Implementation costs related to personnel training, software
upgrades to the current offender registry, and interfacing with the
COLLECT system and other agencies will result in costs not expected to
exceed $200,000 in FY 24.
To manage the new volume of registrants, DESPP will be required to
increase its Offender Registry staff by two state police troopers and one
processing technician, resulting in a cost of $232,094 in FY 25. These new
positions will also cost the OSC $86,536 in FY 25 for associated fringe
benefits. DESPP may need to hire these personnel prior to 7/1/24,
resulting in potential costs in FY 24.
Sections 2 and 5 require the Department of Public Health (DPH) to
include information from the DESPP registry in its Applicant
Background Check Management System (ABCMS) by 7/1/24, resulting
in a cost to the agency of $499,073 in FY 24 and $284,609 in FY 25 and a
cost to the OSC of $87,185 in both fiscal years. The bill requires DPH to
redesign and expand the ABCMS, as well as maintain the data and work
with long term care facilities.
The costs to DPH reflect the salaries of three half-time positions (an
Information Technology Supervisor, an Information Technology
Analyst II, and a Health Program Associate) and one full-time Office
Assistant (a total of $203,609 in FY 24 and FY 25), a one-time cost of
$200,000 in FY 24 to expand the ABCMS, a one-time equipment cost of
$14,464, an on-going ABCMS maintenance cost of $80,000, and an on-
going a general office supply cost of $1,000 in both fiscal years.
Section 3 creates a new Class D felony charge which results in a
potential cost to the Department of Correction and Judicial Department
and a potential revenue gain from fines. On average, the marginal cost 2023SB-00901-R000096-FN.DOCX Page 3 of 3
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 6-7 make technical and conforming changes resulting in no
fiscal impact.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the continued maintenance costs of
the registry, number of registrants, and inflation.
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.