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

 

 

 

SPONSOR

Park

DATE TYPED

2/4/04

HB

467

 

SHORT TITLE

2nd District Court Civil Attorney

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST

Koplik

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY04

FY05

FY04

FY05

 

$100.0

 

 

Recurring

General Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

 

SUMMARY

 

Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 267 appropriates $100 thousand from the general fund to the 2nd Judicial District Court for the purpose of a civil attorney.

 

Significant Issues

 

This position was included in the 2003 General Appropriation Act, but line item vetoed by the governor.  This year, the 2nd Judicial District received an additional $150 thousand in Section 4 of the General Appropriation Act to be used for salaries.  In the General Appropriation Act’s current version, the agency has sufficient funds to employ a civil attorney for FY 2005.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $100 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2005 shall revert to the general fund.

 

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