COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 1907-05

Bill No.: Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed SS for SCS for SCR 13

Subject: General Assembly: Competition and Privatization

Type: Original

Date: May 20, 2003




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
General Revenue ($7,048 to $40,381) ($3,534 to $20,191) $0
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

($7,048 to $40,381) ($3,534 to $20,191) $0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Local Government $0 $0 $0




FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials of the Division of Legislative Research assumed that the Subcommittee on Competition and Privatization would meet a minimum of five times before the Subcommittee expired at the end of the Ninety-second General Assembly. Although not stated, it is assumed that the meetings will be held in Jefferson City.



The resolution provides "for reasonable reimbursement of non-legislative members of the committee," from funds available to the committee. It is assumed that the reimbursement will not be greater than the daily legislative per diem plus mileage to and from Jefferson City and that the meetings will last no longer than one day each. Although reimbursement for the members of the Subcommittee, who serve in the legislature, is not specifically mentioned, it is assumed that those members will receive their necessary expenses while attending meetings as do all members of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research.



Based upon these assumptions, travel expenses for the eight representatives of private businesses will occur for all five meetings of the subcommittee and expenses for other eight members of the subcommittee will likely occur for three of the five meetings.



Estimated total expense for the full subcommittee to meet five times a year is estimated to be ASSUMPTION (continued)



$10,572.00.



Since the resolution states, "that within funds available to the committee, it may employ necessary consulting services to assist in its objectives," additional funding will be necessary if the subcommittee desires to employ a consultant or consultants. A broad estimate to contract for consulting services ranges from $10,000 to $50,000.



Therefore, the fiscal impact to the Joint Committee on Legislative Research to enact this legislation ranges from $10,572 to $60,572.



Officials of the following agencies/offices/commissions stated that their entities would not be directly impacted fiscally by this bill: Administration, Conservation, Elementary and Secondary Education, Mental Health, Natural Resources, Public Safety (Highway Patrol), Revenue, Social Services, Transportation and Tax Commission.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
Cost - Joint Committee on Legislative Research ($7,048 to $40,381) ($3,524 to $20,191) $0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND ($7,048 to $40,381) ($3,524 to $20,191) $0





FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
$0 $0 $0





FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.







DESCRIPTION



This proposal would establish a Subcommittee on Competition and Privatization within the Joint Committee on Legislative Research. The Subcommittee would identify ways to reduce cost to state government and increase quality of state services to citizens, perform competition and privatization reviews and make recommendations based on its findings.



The proposal would specify the composition of the Subcommittee, the recipients of Subcommittee reports, and the due date of those reports..



This proposal is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space. This proposal would not affect Total State Revenue.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Office of Administration

Department of Conservation

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Department of Health

Department of Mental Health

Department of Natural Resources

Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol

Department of Revenue

Department of Social Services

Department of Transportation

State Tax Commission

Chief Clerk - House of Representatives











Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

May 20, 2003