LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 21, 2023 TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB22 by Springer (Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments, district attorney's offices, and county attorney's offices in rural counties.), As Introduced The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined. The cost would be dependent on the number of counties applying for the grant and appropriations by the legislature. The bill would amend Chapter 130 of the Local Government Code, adding sections that establish grant programs to provide financial assistance to sheriff departments, district attorneys, and county attorneys offices. It requires the Comptroller to administer the Rural Sherriff's Department Salary Assistance Grant Program, and award grants between $250,000 and $500,000 to eligible counties with a population of less than 300,000 people. The grant funding must be used to provide specified minimum salaries, give salary increases, hire additional deputies or staff for the department, or to purchase equipment for the sheriff's department. The bill also requires the Comptroller to administer the Rural District and County Attorney's Office Salary Assistance Grant Program, and to award grants between $100,000 and $275,000 to eligible counties with a population of less than 300,000 people. The grant funding must be used to increase the salary of assistant attorneys or investigators, or to hire additional staff. House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, As Introduced, 88th Legislative Session, include $350,000,000 for county law enforcement contingent on the enactment of legislation relating to providing counties with additional law enforcement resources by the Eighty-eighth Legislature, Regular Session. Local Government ImpactThe fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KK, LCO, CSmi, NV
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 21, 2023
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB22 by Springer (Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments, district attorney's offices, and county attorney's offices in rural counties.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB22 by Springer (Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments, district attorney's offices, and county attorney's offices in rural counties.), As Introduced
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB22 by Springer (Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments, district attorney's offices, and county attorney's offices in rural counties.), As Introduced
SB22 by Springer (Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments, district attorney's offices, and county attorney's offices in rural counties.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined. The cost would be dependent on the number of counties applying for the grant and appropriations by the legislature.
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined. The cost would be dependent on the number of counties applying for the grant and appropriations by the legislature.
The bill would amend Chapter 130 of the Local Government Code, adding sections that establish grant programs to provide financial assistance to sheriff departments, district attorneys, and county attorneys offices. It requires the Comptroller to administer the Rural Sherriff's Department Salary Assistance Grant Program, and award grants between $250,000 and $500,000 to eligible counties with a population of less than 300,000 people. The grant funding must be used to provide specified minimum salaries, give salary increases, hire additional deputies or staff for the department, or to purchase equipment for the sheriff's department. The bill also requires the Comptroller to administer the Rural District and County Attorney's Office Salary Assistance Grant Program, and to award grants between $100,000 and $275,000 to eligible counties with a population of less than 300,000 people. The grant funding must be used to increase the salary of assistant attorneys or investigators, or to hire additional staff. House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, As Introduced, 88th Legislative Session, include $350,000,000 for county law enforcement contingent on the enactment of legislation relating to providing counties with additional law enforcement resources by the Eighty-eighth Legislature, Regular Session.
The bill would amend Chapter 130 of the Local Government Code, adding sections that establish grant programs to provide financial assistance to sheriff departments, district attorneys, and county attorneys offices. It requires the Comptroller to administer the Rural Sherriff's Department Salary Assistance Grant Program, and award grants between $250,000 and $500,000 to eligible counties with a population of less than 300,000 people. The grant funding must be used to provide specified minimum salaries, give salary increases, hire additional deputies or staff for the department, or to purchase equipment for the sheriff's department.
The bill also requires the Comptroller to administer the Rural District and County Attorney's Office Salary Assistance Grant Program, and to award grants between $100,000 and $275,000 to eligible counties with a population of less than 300,000 people. The grant funding must be used to increase the salary of assistant attorneys or investigators, or to hire additional staff.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.
Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KK, LCO, CSmi, NV
JMc, KK, LCO, CSmi, NV