COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 2579-03

Bill No.: SB 972

Subject: Public Safety Department; Attorney General; Governor; Boards; Public Officers.

Type: Original

Date: March 8, 2004




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
General Revenue ($15,000) ($15,000) ($15,000)
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund*

($15,000) ($15,000) ($15,000)

* Subject to appropriation

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Missouri Public Safety Office Medal of Valor $0 $0 $0
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds**

$0 $0 $0

** Offsetting appropriations and expenditures.



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 Office of the State Treasurer, Office of the Governor and the Office of Administration - Budget and Planning each assume the proposal would not fiscally impact their respective agencies.



Officials from the Office of Administration - Deputy Commissioner's Office (COA) assume that the Missouri Medal of Valor Review Board would be assigned to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and that DPS would request appropriations to pay the expenses of the Board. With this assumption, COA assumes no fiscal impact from the proposal.



Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Office of the Director (DPS) assume the Board would not be housed within their department and therefore, assume no fiscal impact to their agency



Officials from the Office of Attorney General did not respond to our request for fiscal impact.



Oversight assumes the new Board would be housed within DPS, and would require roughly $15,000 per year in appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to cover the expenses incurred by the board as well as the expense of producing and presenting the new Missouri public safety medals of valor.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
GENERAL REVENUE
Transfer Out - to the Missouri Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Fund*



($15,000)


($15,000)


($15,000)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT TO THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND

($15,000)


($15,000)


($15,000)
MISSOURI PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR FUND
Transfer In - from the General Revenue Fund *

$15,000


$15,000


$15,000
Costs - Department of Public Safety

Board expenses as well as cost to produce and present new Missouri public safety medal of valor.







($15,000)






($15,000)






($15,000)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT TO THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR FUND





$0






$0






$0
* Subject to appropriation




FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
$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 authorizes the Governor to award a Public Safety Medal of Valor to a public safety officer who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the medal of valor review board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. The design of the medal may be determined by the Governor.



Further, the proposal:



- Outlines provisions for the posthumous awarding of the medal;



- Defines which public safety officers are eligible for the award;



- Details the selection and functioning of the board; and



- Sets up the Missouri Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Fund, to be administered by the Office of Administration.



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 Public Safety

Office of the Governor

Office of Administration

Deputy Commissioner's Office

Budget and Planning

Office of the State Treasurer



NOT RESPONDING: Office of the Attorney General









Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

March 8, 2004