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

SPONSOR Rawson

DATE TYPED 2/28/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Election Requirements

SB 1046

ANALYST Medina

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$33.9

Recurring General Fund

$40.1

Recurring General Fund

$49.4

Recurring General Fund

$46.9

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

No Response Received From

Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 1046 appropriates $170,300 thousand from the general fund to the Third Judicial Dis-

trict Attorney for the purpose of providing salary and benefits for additional staff in the Office of

the Third Judicial District Attorney distributed as follows:

•

$33.9 for a secretary,

•

$40.1 for a victim advocate,

•

$49.4 for a program specialist, and

•

$46.9 for another program specialist.

Significant Issues

The agency did not request funded expansion FTE in its original appropriation request nor has

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agency analysis been provided. HAFC Substitute for HB 2 et al. includes the authorization of an

additional FTE that was funded last year without the FTE authorization.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

Additional staff should alleviate workload in the district attorney’s office.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $170,300 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the gen-

eral fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2006

shall revert to the general fund.

Continuing Appropriations

The LFC FY06 appropriation recommendation is balanced between revenues and expenditures

and any increase in recurring funding must be offset by reductions in other areas of the recom-

mendation. The Legislature must consider all priorities and funding requirements to find reve-

nue to support this legislation.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The duties of the additional staff proposed by this bill are not clear.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL.

The Office of the Third Judicial District Attorney will continue to be staffed at the current level.

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