OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-391
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5048)
House Calendar No.: 487
Senate Calendar No.: 265
Primary Analyst: TM 5/6/24
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
State Contracting Standards
Board
GF - Cost 475,000 330,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 140,000 140,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill expands the scope and oversight responsibilities of the State
Contracting Standards Board (SCSB) and result in a total cost of $611,000
in FY 25 and $466,000 in FY 26 to hire four additional employees.
This cost is associated with the expanded workload the bill requires
the SCSB which will require four additional full-time employees, and
includes an Attorney I, a Procurement Program Manager, a Paralegal
Specialist, and a Trainer at a salary cost of $330,000 annually and a fringe
cost of $140,000.
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. 2024SB-00391-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
There will be other costs associated with the additional personnel
including a one-time cost for each additional employee of $15,000 in FY
25. This will be used to purchase case management software,
equipment, training, and office supplies. There is an ongoing annual
cost for the additional employees of $4,000 for software licenses.
There are additional costs associated with relocating the SCSB.
Additional office space would be required to facilitate the additional
personnel and workload created by the bill. This relocation cost is
expected to be a one-time cost of $50,000 in FY 25.
Senate "A" strikes the underlying bill and results in the fiscal impact
described above.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to employee wage increases, and
inflation.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.