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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Duran		DATE TYPED:	02/21/01		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Precinct Board Compensation Increase				SB	16/aSRC
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to House Bill 31

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SRC Amendment

The Senate Rules Committee amendment to Senate Bill 16 changes the proposed maximum

compensation for members of precinct boards to $150.00/election day.

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 16 increases the maximum compensation for members of precinct boards, from $7.00/hr to $125.00/election day.

Significant Issues

According to the agency, recruitment of precinct board members is difficult and an increase in compensation will help their recruitment efforts.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There is no appropriation contained within the bill. Passage of the bill would increase election costs to the local governments because of the higher compensation; however, the impact can be absorb within existing resources.

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