LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 May 16, 2013 TO: Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB268 by Seliger (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the county attorney of Oldham County.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB268, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($89,158) 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
Revision 1
May 16, 2013
Revision 1
Revision 1
TO: Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB268 by Seliger (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the county attorney of Oldham County.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB268 by Seliger (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the county attorney of Oldham County.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB268 by Seliger (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the county attorney of Oldham County.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
SB268 by Seliger (Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the county attorney of Oldham County.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB268, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($89,158) 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 SB268, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($89,158) 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 ($44,579) 2015 ($44,579) 2016 ($44,579) 2017 ($44,579) 2018 ($44,579)
2014 ($44,579)
2015 ($44,579)
2016 ($44,579)
2017 ($44,579)
2018 ($44,579)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Savings/(Cost) fromJudicial Fund573 2014 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2015 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2016 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2017 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2018 ($44,579) ($42,830)
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Savings/(Cost) fromJudicial Fund573 2014 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2015 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2016 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2017 ($44,579) ($42,830) 2018 ($44,579) ($42,830)
2014 ($44,579) ($42,830)
2015 ($44,579) ($42,830)
2016 ($44,579) ($42,830)
2017 ($44,579) ($42,830)
2018 ($44,579) ($42,830)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government Code to specify that the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the Oldham County Attorney are subject to the Professional Prosecutors Act and prohibited from the private practice of law. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would amend the Government Code to specify that the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District and the Oldham County Attorney are subject to the Professional Prosecutors Act and prohibited from the private practice of law. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Methodology
In this new capacity, the District Attorney for the 287th Judicial District would be entitled to a salary of $125,000 from the state plus benefits ($22,631) from General Revenue and the Judicial Fund No. 573. However, this amount would be offset by the 79th Judicial District Attorney's current salary of $100,000 and benefits ($19,795), which is also paid from these two funding sources. Therefore, the net cost to the state due to the salary and benefits increase would be $27,837 per fiscal year from these provisions. Similarly, in this new capacity, the Oldham County Attorney would be entitled to a salary of $125,000 from the state plus benefits ($22,631) from General Revenue and the Judicial Fund No. 573. However, this amount would be offset by the Oldham County Attorney's current salary of $71,500 and benefits ($14,153), which is also paid from these two funding sources. Therefore, the net cost to the state due to the salary and benefits increase would be $59,572 per fiscal year from these provisions.
In this new capacity, the District Attorney for the 287th Judicial District would be entitled to a salary of $125,000 from the state plus benefits ($22,631) from General Revenue and the Judicial Fund No. 573. However, this amount would be offset by the 79th Judicial District Attorney's current salary of $100,000 and benefits ($19,795), which is also paid from these two funding sources. Therefore, the net cost to the state due to the salary and benefits increase would be $27,837 per fiscal year from these provisions.
Similarly, in this new capacity, the Oldham County Attorney would be entitled to a salary of $125,000 from the state plus benefits ($22,631) from General Revenue and the Judicial Fund No. 573. However, this amount would be offset by the Oldham County Attorney's current salary of $71,500 and benefits ($14,153), which is also paid from these two funding sources. Therefore, the net cost to the state due to the salary and benefits increase would be $59,572 per fiscal year from these provisions.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: UP, TB, CL, TP, SD, ZS, AM
UP, TB, CL, TP, SD, ZS, AM