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

SPONSOR

Gardner

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/17/07

HB 1281

SHORT TITLE 9

th

Judicial District Anti-Graffiti Program

SB

ANALYST C. Sanchez

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$75.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY07

FY08

FY09 3 Year

Total Cost

Recurring

or Non-

Rec

Fund

Affected

Total NA Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable Recurring General

Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 1281 appropriates from the general fund to the administrative office of the courts

$75,000 for expenditure in FY08 for a “together against graffiti" program in the ninth judicial

district. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to

the general fund.

House Bill 1281 – Page

2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

It is unclear from the bill what entity will benefit from the funds in the ninth judicial district --

the district court or the district attorney’s office.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Chief Judges Council agreed to support a unified judicial budget request for specific

prioritized needs for the judiciary. The request in HB 1281 is not part of the unified budget

request.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The courts are participating in performance-based budgeting. It is unknown if enactment of this

bill would impact performance measures as they relate to judicial budgeting.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The AOC is given the responsibility to spend these funds for a graffiti program in the ninth

judicial district. However, the bill provides no resources or staff to carry out those

responsibilities (development, program monitoring, and evaluation).

TECHNICAL ISSUES

Delete the words “together against" on line 18 so the bill reads better.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

Clarify in the bill what entity should benefit from the funds in the ninth judicial district – the

ninth judicial district court or the ninth judicial district attorney’s office.

ALTERNATIVES

Delete the words “together against" on line 18

.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

Status Quo

CS/csd