COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 2055-03

Bill No.: SCR 29

Subject: Highway Patrol; Oversight Commission.

Type: Original

Date: April 18, 2001



FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
General Revenue ($40,907) ($20,165) $0
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

 ($40,907) ($20,165) $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
None
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

 $0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 4 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Office of Administration - Division of Personnel state the resolution requires the Office of Administration to provide funding, administrative support, and staff for the effective operation of the proposed Commission. The proposed commission will require staff support for research activities and for the general operation and activities of the commission. Costs were computed for 1/2 of FY03 since the commission is required to report results to the Governor on 1-1-03.



The Division of Personnel estimated the need for one (1) Clerk Typist II FTE (at $20,052 annually) and one-half (1/2) Management Analysis Spec. II FTE (at $21,444 annually) to support the Commission.

Oversight assumes the Office of Administration could support the Commission with one full time equivalent employee until January 1, 2003.



Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol (MHP) state their Professional Standards Division would require 1 additional FTE as a result of this resolution. Currently, there is only one clerical employee assigned to their division and she would not be able to assume the additional workload resulting from this proposal. The MHP assumes the Commission would wish to review all internal complaints and subsequent investigations made to the division during its review, which would keep a person busy full-time. The new FTE would be required to provide copies and other information pertaining to closed files to the Commission; otherwise clerical staff provided by the Office of Administration would have complete access to closed records containing highly sensitive information.



The requested FTE would be a Clerk Typist (at $16,980 annually) and would be responsible for typing correspondence and investigation reports, copying or providing files for Commission members and ensuring the files are properly accounted for and returned to the Professional Standards Division, obtaining inactive internal files from State Archives for review by the Commission. This FTE would need the standard office equipment associated with a clerical position.



Oversight assumes the Office of Administration will provide administrative support and has not included costs for the FTE requested by the MHP



Officials from the Office of Administration - Office of Equal Opportunity state they foresee no additional cost for implementing the resolution.



ASSUMPTION (continued)



Oversight assumes members of the Commission will be reimbursed actual and necessary expenses incurred, including lodging, food, and travel necessary for conducting meetings. Oversight assumes the Commission will meet once a month and has estimated the reimbursement to be roughly $12,000 per year.





FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2002

(10 Mo.)

 FY 2003 FY 2004
GENERAL REVENUE
Costs - Office of Administration
Personal Service (1 FTE) ($17,128) ($10,534) $0
Fringe Benefits ($5,709) ($3,511) $0
Expense and Equipment ($8,070) ($120) $0
Total Costs - Office of Administration ($30,907) ($14,165) $0
Costs - Highway Patrol Oversight Commission expenses



($10,000)

($6,000)

$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT TO GENERAL REVENUE FUND

($40,907)

($20,165)

$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 authorizes the creation of a Highway Patrol Oversight Commission to review and evaluate the laws and general orders relating to public complaints, internal grievances and discipline of officers, review procedures to recruit and retain women and minority officers and troopers.



DESCRIPTION (continued)



The Commission shall be composed of six members, three of whom shall be appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate and three of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House. Members of the Commission, to serve until January 1, 2003, shall include;