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

SPONSOR Taylor

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/6/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Second Judicial District Methamphetamine Unit

SB 632

ANALYST Medina

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$336.5

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

Duplicates House Bill 716

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 632 appropriates $336.5 from the general fund to the Second Judicial District Attor-

ney for the purpose of creating a methamphetamine prosecution unit that prosecutes felony

crimes related to methamphetamine. The bill provides that the appropriation be used for salaries

and benefits for seven additional FTE: four additional assistant trial attorneys, two secretaries

and one prosecution specialist, and associated operating expenses.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $336.5 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the

general fund.

The agency requested this appropriation and the seven related FTE as base expansion in their

FY07 appropriation request. Neither the LFC nor the Executive recommended this base expan-

sion. The LFC did recommend expansion of $143.1 for two additional FTE for DWI prosecution

and 1.5 FTE for the prosecution of crimes against children.

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