LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 12, 2011 TO: Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB633 by Chisum (Relating to certain nonrefundable application fees established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Occupations Code by allowing the Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards to refund an application fee if the Commission finds the application was submitted by mistake, even if the application fee is otherwise non-refundable. The Commission indicates that the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the State. Local Government Impact The bill would allow the commission to refund application fees for administration of Section 1701.154, Occupations code if an application were determined to be submitted by mistake. Refunds would constitute a net savings to local law enforcement that would vary by locality depending on the number of applications submitted by mistake and the cost of submitting an application; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, DAR, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 12, 2011
TO: Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB633 by Chisum (Relating to certain nonrefundable application fees established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.), 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: HB633 by Chisum (Relating to certain nonrefundable application fees established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.), 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
HB633 by Chisum (Relating to certain nonrefundable application fees established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.), As Introduced
HB633 by Chisum (Relating to certain nonrefundable application fees established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.), 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 Occupations Code by allowing the Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards to refund an application fee if the Commission finds the application was submitted by mistake, even if the application fee is otherwise non-refundable. The Commission indicates that the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the State.
Local Government Impact
The bill would allow the commission to refund application fees for administration of Section 1701.154, Occupations code if an application were determined to be submitted by mistake. Refunds would constitute a net savings to local law enforcement that would vary by locality depending on the number of applications submitted by mistake and the cost of submitting an application; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
The bill would allow the commission to refund application fees for administration of Section 1701.154, Occupations code if an application were determined to be submitted by mistake.
Refunds would constitute a net savings to local law enforcement that would vary by locality depending on the number of applications submitted by mistake and the cost of submitting an application; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, DAR, KKR
JOB, ESi, GG, DAR, KKR