COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 2458-01

Bill No.: SB 742

Subject: Employees-Employers; State Employees

Type: Original

Date: January 12, 2004




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

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 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Local Government $0 $0 $0




FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Department of Economic Development and the Office of State Courts Administrator assume this proposal would have no impact on their organizations.



Officials from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations assume this proposal would have no direct impact on their organization; they also assume the impact on the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, and on local government and small business can not be determined.



Oversight assumes this proposal would have no significant impact on the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund or on local government due to the limited number of cases where this proposal would expand the factors for determining benefit eligibility.















FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
$0 $0 $0





FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



This proposal could affect small businesses due to the effect of benefit payments on employers' future contribution rates.



DESCRIPTION



This proposal would include conduct outside of work which affects an employee's fitness to continue work as disqualifying conduct for determining unemployment benefit eligibility.



This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Office of State Courts Administrator

Department of Economic Development





Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

January 12, 2004