COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 1265-01
Bill No.: SB 0287
Subject: Revenue Dept.; Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; Public Records, Public Meetings
Type: Original
Date: February 5, 2001
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| Highway Funds | ($59,825) | ($57,019) | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
($59,825) | ($57,019) | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume the Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau will require 2 Clerk Typist II positions to update confidential records, prepare correspondence and manually process all renewal and record modifications for these records.
The Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau currently maintains confidential records on 240 probation, parole and pretrial officers. This represents approximately 17% of the 1,500 probation, parole and pretrial officers throughout the state. Although there are 240 probation, parole and pretrial officers who have requested records to be marked confidential, this affects approximately 1,200 records because individuals may have multiple motor vehicle records. These records are maintained in a separate database and require special processing in order to ensure integrity and security in the confidentiality of the record information.
DOR has obtained information from the Department of Public Safety indicating that there are approximately 17,000 law enforcement officers statewide. The Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau assumes the same percent of law enforcement officers will request to have their records marked "confidential".
17,000 x 17% = 2,890 individuals who will request that their records be marked as "confidential". Factoring multiple motor vehicle registration records, the Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau assumes that this increased number of individuals who will request that their records be marked "confidential" will affect 14,450 records. This represents an increased workload of 1,100%.
Oversight assumes these employees can be located in existing space, and has adjusted the cost to DOR accordingly. DOR requested the additional employees to maintain a separate secured database pending security improvements to be added to the vehicle registration computer system, and expects to be able to provide the needed security for these registrations without the separate database when improvements to the vehicle licensing system are completed. Accordingly, Oversight has estimated fiscal impact for FY 2002 and FY 2003 only.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2002
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| HIGHWAY FUNDS | |||
| Cost - Department of Revenue | |||
| Temporary Maintenance of | |||
| Secured Database | |||
| Personal Service (2 FTE) | ($34,120) | ($41,968) | |
| Fringe Benefits | ($11,372) | ($13,988) | |
| Equipment | ($13,473) | $0 | |
| Expense | ($860) | ($1,063) | |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON | |||
| HIGHWAY FUNDS | ($59,825) | ($57,019) | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2002
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| $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 prohibit the Department of Revenue from releasing information from its records regarding additional classifications of peace officers.
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 Revenue
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 5, 2001