LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 21, 2011 TO: Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1075 by Anderson, Rodney (Relating to the consolidation of certain alert systems into a single statewide alert system and to the addition of other factors that will prompt an alert under the consolidated system.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to include missing incapacitated persons as additional criteria that would trigger an Amber alert. The bill would rename the Statewide AMBER Alert System for Abducted Children as the Statewide Alert System and Missing Incapacitated Persons. The bill includes provisions for local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to implement the alerts. According to DPS, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that Texas law enforcement agencies entered 1,458 missing disabled persons into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in calendar year 2010. However, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) indicates it is unknown how many of these persons would qualify as incapacitated persons as defined by the bill. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing appropriations. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 21, 2011
TO: Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1075 by Anderson, Rodney (Relating to the consolidation of certain alert systems into a single statewide alert system and to the addition of other factors that will prompt an alert under the consolidated system.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1075 by Anderson, Rodney (Relating to the consolidation of certain alert systems into a single statewide alert system and to the addition of other factors that will prompt an alert under the consolidated system.), As Introduced
Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1075 by Anderson, Rodney (Relating to the consolidation of certain alert systems into a single statewide alert system and to the addition of other factors that will prompt an alert under the consolidated system.), As Introduced
HB1075 by Anderson, Rodney (Relating to the consolidation of certain alert systems into a single statewide alert system and to the addition of other factors that will prompt an alert under the consolidated system.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to include missing incapacitated persons as additional criteria that would trigger an Amber alert. The bill would rename the Statewide AMBER Alert System for Abducted Children as the Statewide Alert System and Missing Incapacitated Persons. The bill includes provisions for local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to implement the alerts. According to DPS, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that Texas law enforcement agencies entered 1,458 missing disabled persons into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in calendar year 2010. However, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) indicates it is unknown how many of these persons would qualify as incapacitated persons as defined by the bill. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing appropriations.
The bill would amend the Government Code to include missing incapacitated persons as additional criteria that would trigger an Amber alert. The bill would rename the Statewide AMBER Alert System for Abducted Children as the Statewide Alert System and Missing Incapacitated Persons. The bill includes provisions for local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to implement the alerts.
According to DPS, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that Texas law enforcement agencies entered 1,458 missing disabled persons into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in calendar year 2010. However, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) indicates it is unknown how many of these persons would qualify as incapacitated persons as defined by the bill. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing appropriations.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation
301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, KKR
JOB, ESi, GG, KKR