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

SPONSOR:	Campos		DATE TYPED:	01/26/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		4^th Judicial DA Victim’s Advocate				SB	185
					ANALYST:		Belmares

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$35.4

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in The General Appropriation Act $29.4 is included in the General Appropriation Act for one Victim Advocate 2 position.

Duplicates HB 188

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 185 appropriates $35.4 from the general fund to the Fourth Judicial District Attorney for a Victim’s Advocate.

Significant Issues

The Fourth Judicial District Attorney requested $35.4 from the general fund as part of its FY03 budget request to add one permanent Victim Advocate 2. The LFC recommendation and the General Appropriation Act includes $29.2 for one Victim Advocate 2 position. The addition of one Victim Advocate 2 position increases the number of permanent positions in the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office from 30.5 to 31.5.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $35.4 contained in SB 185 is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund.

DUPLICATION

SB 185 duplicates HB 188

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