OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5444
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TEST BED TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.
Primary Analyst: LG 4/8/24
Contributing Analyst(s): EMG, WL, CR
Reviewer: RW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Policy & Mgmt., Off. GF - Cost Up to
$344,000
Up to
$337,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost Up to
138,500
Up to
138,500
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill results in a cost to the Office of Policy and Management
(OPM) and a potential revenue gain to the resources of the General Fund
beginning in FY 25 associated with the establishment of a Test Bed
Technologies program and the requirements associated with the
program.
The cost to OPM will be up to $344,000 in FY 25 and up to $337,000 in
FY 26.
2
This cost is associated with any additional staff that are required
to complete the requirements of the program. There would also be a
corresponding cost of up to $138,500 in FY 25 and FY 26 to Office of the
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 41.25% of payroll in FY 25.
2
These costs are for four additional staff: one staff attorney 2, one associate accountant,
and two processing technicians. The costs also include training and supplies. 2024HB-05444-R000371-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
State Comptroller for associated fringe benefits.
There is a potential revenue gain to the resources of the General Fund
associated with a $5,000 fee that applicants to the program must pay.
The bill requires the fee to be paid to OPM, then passed to the State
Treasurer's Office, then deposited into the General Fund.
The bill also establishes a Test Bed Technologies Advisory Board and
requires each state agency to administer pilot test programs for using
certain technologies beginning in FY 25. Any fiscal impact is dependent
on how the agencies use this pilot program and is therefore uncertain.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation and the number of program
applicants.