PREPARED BY: Eric Kasik
LB 62 DATE PREPARED: February 04, 2025
PHONE: 402-471-0053
Revision: 00
FISCAL NOTE
LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ANALYST ESTIMATE
ESTIMATE OF FISCAL IMPACT – STATE AGENCIES (See narrative for political subdivision estimates)
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS $19,000,000
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS $19,000,000
Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political subdivisions are attached following the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate.
LB 62 appropriates $19,000,000 in General Funds to the Department of Administrative Ser vices (DAS) to establish interoperable
communications between state agencies and the volunteer departments. These funds can be used for equipment, programming,
installation and training for the local departments. The bill disallows any charge for training and declares an emergency.
DAS outlines how the money will be utilized during the fiscal year and there is no reason to disagree with this assessment.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STATE BUDGET DIVISION: REVIEW OF AGENCY & POLT. SUB. RESPONSE
LB: 62 AM: AGENCY/POLT. SUB: Department of Administrative Services (DAS) - Office of the
Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
REVIEWED BY: Ryan Yang DATE: 1/24/2025 PHONE: (402) 471-4178
COMMENTS: The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) assessment of fiscal impact from LB 62 appears
reasonable.
Please complete ALL (5) blanks in the first three lines. 2025
LB
(1) 62 FISCAL NOTE
State Agency OR Political Subdivision Name:
(2)
Department of Administrative Services (DAS) - Office of the
Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Prepared by:
(3) Noah Finlan Date Prepared:
(4)
01/22/2025 Phone:
(5)
402-471-4385
ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
18,990,220
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
REVOLVING
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
18,990,220
Explanation of Estimate:
LB 62, as introduced, would appropriate $19,000,000 in State General Funds in FY25 -26 to establish interoperable
communications between state agencies and volunteer departments by providing portable and mobile radios, including
programming, installation, and training. Section 2(b) prohibits the Department of Administrative Services – Office of the Chief
Information Officer (DAS-OCIO) from charging any subscription, programming or training fee after a volunteer department
receives a grant from the program. The replacement cycle for a radio is seven years.
In the table below the 7- year State Radio Systems (SRS) costs are estimated to be $1,387,848. This represents the ongoing
costs to maintain any purchased radios on the system. These fees may be partially used upfront to provide additional
coverage or capacity to accommodate the added users. It is assumed that after the life expectancy of a radio is met, any
replacement radios and associated costs would be paid by the volunteer department that received the original grant. In
previous expenditures interoperability kits were provided to 287 departments. The ongoing purchases will provide
communications by leveraging those assets to communicate with the SRS system.
Total
Projected
Costs
Estimated
Quantity Per Radio
All Band Mobil radio $1,890,609 197 $9,597
All Band portable radio $12,524,085 1305 $9,597
Programming and Installation $1,877,500 1502 $1,250
SRS Cost 7 years $1,387,848 1502 $924
Training/Setup/Config/Install
(per dept) $751,000 1502 $500
Project Management $270,360 1502 $180
SRS Overhead $187,750 1502 $125
Web Form (Application &
Registration) $51,068 1502 $34
Contingency $50,000
Total Cost $18,990,220
Balance $9,780
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BREAKDOWN BY MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE
Personal Services:
POSITION TITLE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
25-26 26-27
2025-26
EXPENDITURES
2026-27
EXPENDITURES
Benefits………………………………...……
Operating…………………………...………. $18,990,220
Travel………………………………………..
Capital outlay…………………...…………..
Aid…………………………………………...
Capital improvements……………………...
TOTAL……………………………… ..... $18,990,220