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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/01/2007

2/08/2007 HB

SHORT TITLE

Increase District Attorney & Staff Salaries

SB 630/aSJC

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$3,514.6

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SJC amendment

The Senate Judiciary Committee amendment changes the appropriations to reflect reduced levels

of salary increases than originally submitted. The increases are as follows:

•

10 percent increase to all staff district attorneys ($2,264,000)

•

5 Percent for all elected district attorneys and permanent non-attorney employees

($1,250,600)

•

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 630 provides for salary increases for district attorneys and their staff subject to

satisfactory or better job performance. These increases will be awarded as follows:

•

15 percent increase to all district attorneys ($2,776.4 million); and

•

9 percent increase for all permanent employees other than elected district

attorneys ($1,842.5 million)

Senate Bill 630/aSJC – Page

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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $4,613.2 million contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General

Fund.

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

General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The bill awards compensation increases for all staff of the district attorney at varying levels

based upon classification. These increases are necessary to address market conditions impacting

both recruitment and retention of staff within the offices of the district attorney.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The language should be clarified to distinguish between elected district attorneys and staff

attorneys.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

Special compensation increases for staff attorneys within the offices of the district attorney have

been recommended for inclusion in the General Appropriations Act.

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