COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 4355-01
BILL NO.: SB 977
SUBJECT: Attorney General; State Departments
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 22, 2000
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Health, Department of Economic Development, Department of Mental Health, Department of Agriculture, Coordinating Board of Higher Education, Office of Administration, Department of Insurance, Department of Public Safety, Department of Revenue, and Department of Social Services assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Department of Conservation assumed any costs related to the proposed legislation would be negligible and could be absorbed by the department.
Officials from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) indicated they currently retain lawyers throughout the state to serve as hearing officers on commission actions for permit appeals. In the aggregate, the DNR may spend more than $100,000 for these services. The amount spent on this activity is dependent on the number of permit appeals the commissions hear. The DNR is unable to determine how many hearings and the associated costs that may arise, but we assume this proposal could result in a procedural change.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2001
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2001
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
The proposed legislation could have a fiscal impact on small businesses involved in the legal profession.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation requires state agencies to use competitive bidding when contracting for legal services. State agencies shall not enter into a contract that exceeds or can be reasonably
expected to exceed $100,000 without a specific appropriation for that purpose.
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 Agriculture
Office of the Attorney General
Coordinating Board of Higher Education
Office of Administration
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Department of Economic Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Insurance
Department of Mental Health
Department of Health
Department of Revenue
Department of Social Services
Department of Conservation
Department of Public Safety
NOT RESPONDING: Department of Corrections
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 22, 2000