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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Griego
DATE TYPED 2/23/05
HB
SHORT TITLE Separate State Division for PRC Commissioners
SB 783
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
Minimal
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Attorney General’s Office (AGO)
Department of Finance & Administration (DFA)
Public Regulation Commission (PRC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 783
amends the Public Regulation Commission Act to add to the organizational units
that make up the PRC. A commissioner division will be created. Presently, the Commissioners
and their assistants are part of the existing administrative services division. In all, the PRC now
has six divisions. Also, this bill provides that the new division will include one assistant for each
commissioner to address administrative functions.
Significant Issues
The DFA provides the executive and legislative branches the option to separately budget the ex-
penses of the PRC commissioners and provide better accountability for their expenses. In the
past, PRC allocated parts of its program-related budgets to pay for the expenses of the commis-
sioners.