COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 3073-01
Bill No.: SB 932
Subject: Unemployment Compensation; General Assembly, County Officials
Type: Original
Date: January 20, 2004
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund | Less than $25,000 | Less than $25,000 | Less than $25,000 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
Less than $25,000 | Less than $25,000 | Less than $25,000 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of Administration, Division of Personnel, assume this proposal would have no impact on their organization.
Officials from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOL) assume the fiscal impact of this proposal cannot be estimated as wages earned by an elected official are not reportable in the base period. However, it is DOL's estimation that the amount of the reduction in benefits paid from the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund as a result of this change would not exceed $25,000.
In response to a similar proposal in the prior session, officials from the Office of Administration - Division of Accounting, the Department of Transportation, the City of Kansas City and the County of Cole assume the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their organizations.
In response to a similar proposal in the prior session, officials from the City of Springfield assumed the proposal could result in savings to the City but are unable to estimate how much.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
In response to a similar proposal in the prior session, officials from the Department of Conservation assumed the proposal would have insignificant impact on their agency's funds.
Oversight notes the estimate from DOL for the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund accounts for all unemployment claims, private and public. Accordingly, Oversight is showing no additional impact to state or local governments.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TRUST FUND | |||
| Savings - DOL | |||
| Potential Reduction in Benefits Paid to
Elected Officials |
Less than $25,000 | Less than $25,000 | Less than $25,000 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TRUST FUND |
Less than $25,000 |
Less than $25,000 |
Less than $25,000 |
| 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 would remove the salaries of elected officials from those salaries which are not considered wages when determining the amount a partially unemployed employee is entitled to receive in a given week.
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
Office of Administration
Division of Personnel
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
January 20, 2004