LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 1, 2013 TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3199 by Gonzales, Larry (Relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates, including the use of electronically readable information; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3199, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 1, 2013
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3199 by Gonzales, Larry (Relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates, including the use of electronically readable information; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3199 by Gonzales, Larry (Relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates, including the use of electronically readable information; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3199 by Gonzales, Larry (Relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates, including the use of electronically readable information; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
HB3199 by Gonzales, Larry (Relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates, including the use of electronically readable information; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3199, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3199, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 $0 2015 $0 2016 $0 2017 $0 2018 $0
2014 $0
2015 $0
2016 $0
2017 $0
2018 $0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromState Highway Fund6 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromState Highway Fund6 2014 ($130,759) $130,759 2015 ($1,251,919) $1,251,919 2016 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178 2017 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178 2018 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromState Highway Fund6 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromState Highway Fund6 2014 ($130,759) $130,759 2015 ($1,251,919) $1,251,919 2016 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178 2017 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178 2018 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178
2014 ($130,759) $130,759
2015 ($1,251,919) $1,251,919
2016 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178
2017 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178
2018 ($1,635,178) $1,635,178
Fiscal Year Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2013 2014 0.0 2015 9.4 2016 18.8 2017 18.8 2018 18.8 Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue secure driver's licenses and personal identification certificates that incorporate a certain type of integrated circuit chip. DPS would be authorized to set an issuance fee sufficient to implement and administer the production of the secure driver's licenses and personal identification certificates. The bill would also require DPS to establish a task force to develop an implementation plan for this bill's provisions that would seek input from other state agencies, legislative members, and industry. The bill would stipulate the task force would begin operating by September 1, 2013, and would issue a final implementation plan by September 1, 2014. The bill would require DPS to begin issuing secure driver's licenses no later than June 1, 2015. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Methodology The bill would entail cost to the Department of Public Safety (DPS). However, the bill also provides DPS with the authority to charge fees sufficient to recover the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. This fiscal note assumes the fee revenues would offset agency costs in implementing the bill. It is assumed the agency's information technology division would use contractors for 5,192 hours at a cost of $561,148 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. These contractors would be used for the required task force, plan development and solution building. Specific contractor activities include business analysis, development analysis, quality assurance, database administration, security analysis and project management. The agency states it would require additional staff to process the increased number of fingerprint transactions. The agency is estimating an increase in the number of transactions at 1,000 per day. The agency notes one Fingerprint Technician can handle 40 such transactions per day, and would require 25 additional Fingerprint Technician positions (25 technicians * 40 transaction/day = 1,000 transaction/day). Starting in fiscal year 2015, the agency would require 14.1 Fingerprint Technicians positions to process the additional fingerprinting transactions and 1.6 Program Specialists positions to support the secure driver license/identification card program. From fiscal year 2016 onward the agency would require 25.0 Fingerprint Specialist positions and 3.1 Program Specialist positions. Technology It is assumed the information technology area would use contractors for 5,192 hours at a cost of $561,148 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. These contractors would be used for the required task force, plan development and solution building. Specific contractor activities include business analysis, development analysis, quality assurance, database administration, security analysis and project management. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AI, JAW
Fiscal Year Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2013 2014 0.0 2015 9.4 2016 18.8 2017 18.8 2018 18.8
2014 0.0
2015 9.4
2016 18.8
2017 18.8
2018 18.8
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue secure driver's licenses and personal identification certificates that incorporate a certain type of integrated circuit chip. DPS would be authorized to set an issuance fee sufficient to implement and administer the production of the secure driver's licenses and personal identification certificates. The bill would also require DPS to establish a task force to develop an implementation plan for this bill's provisions that would seek input from other state agencies, legislative members, and industry. The bill would stipulate the task force would begin operating by September 1, 2013, and would issue a final implementation plan by September 1, 2014. The bill would require DPS to begin issuing secure driver's licenses no later than June 1, 2015. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue secure driver's licenses and personal identification certificates that incorporate a certain type of integrated circuit chip. DPS would be authorized to set an issuance fee sufficient to implement and administer the production of the secure driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.
The bill would also require DPS to establish a task force to develop an implementation plan for this bill's provisions that would seek input from other state agencies, legislative members, and industry. The bill would stipulate the task force would begin operating by September 1, 2013, and would issue a final implementation plan by September 1, 2014. The bill would require DPS to begin issuing secure driver's licenses no later than June 1, 2015.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Methodology
The bill would entail cost to the Department of Public Safety (DPS). However, the bill also provides DPS with the authority to charge fees sufficient to recover the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. This fiscal note assumes the fee revenues would offset agency costs in implementing the bill. It is assumed the agency's information technology division would use contractors for 5,192 hours at a cost of $561,148 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. These contractors would be used for the required task force, plan development and solution building. Specific contractor activities include business analysis, development analysis, quality assurance, database administration, security analysis and project management. The agency states it would require additional staff to process the increased number of fingerprint transactions. The agency is estimating an increase in the number of transactions at 1,000 per day. The agency notes one Fingerprint Technician can handle 40 such transactions per day, and would require 25 additional Fingerprint Technician positions (25 technicians * 40 transaction/day = 1,000 transaction/day). Starting in fiscal year 2015, the agency would require 14.1 Fingerprint Technicians positions to process the additional fingerprinting transactions and 1.6 Program Specialists positions to support the secure driver license/identification card program. From fiscal year 2016 onward the agency would require 25.0 Fingerprint Specialist positions and 3.1 Program Specialist positions.
The bill would entail cost to the Department of Public Safety (DPS). However, the bill also provides DPS with the authority to charge fees sufficient to recover the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. This fiscal note assumes the fee revenues would offset agency costs in implementing the bill.
It is assumed the agency's information technology division would use contractors for 5,192 hours at a cost of $561,148 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. These contractors would be used for the required task force, plan development and solution building. Specific contractor activities include business analysis, development analysis, quality assurance, database administration, security analysis and project management.
The agency states it would require additional staff to process the increased number of fingerprint transactions. The agency is estimating an increase in the number of transactions at 1,000 per day. The agency notes one Fingerprint Technician can handle 40 such transactions per day, and would require 25 additional Fingerprint Technician positions (25 technicians * 40 transaction/day = 1,000 transaction/day). Starting in fiscal year 2015, the agency would require 14.1 Fingerprint Technicians positions to process the additional fingerprinting transactions and 1.6 Program Specialists positions to support the secure driver license/identification card program. From fiscal year 2016 onward the agency would require 25.0 Fingerprint Specialist positions and 3.1 Program Specialist positions.
Technology
It is assumed the information technology area would use contractors for 5,192 hours at a cost of $561,148 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. These contractors would be used for the required task force, plan development and solution building. Specific contractor activities include business analysis, development analysis, quality assurance, database administration, security analysis and project management.
It is assumed the information technology area would use contractors for 5,192 hours at a cost of $561,148 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. These contractors would be used for the required task force, plan development and solution building. Specific contractor activities include business analysis, development analysis, quality assurance, database administration, security analysis and project management.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AI, JAW
UP, ESi, AI, JAW