COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 2763-01
Bill No.: SB 706
Subject: Attorneys; Administrative Law; Workers Compensation; Corporations; Labor and Industrial Relations
Type: Original
Date: January 16, 2002
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| None | |||
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| None | |||
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Capitol Police, - State Highway Patrol, - State Emergency Management Agency, - Office of Director, Department of Transportation, Department of Higher Education, Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Economic Development, Department of Mental Health, Department of Insurance, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Revenue, Office of Administration - Administrative Hearing Commission, Office of Secretary of State, Department of Social Services, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Corrections, and the Department of Agriculture assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on the courts.
Officials from the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) assume the proposal may result in an increase in the number of administrative appeals by corporations and an increase in the amount of time spent by Assistant Attorneys General on individual cases. As a result, additional staffing and resources in the Governmental Entities and Licensing divisions of the AGO may be required. AGO assumes one FTE Assistant Attorney General I ($31,500 + fringe benefits) would be needed to handle the case load. AGO estimates the fiscal impact to be $34,999 in FY 03, $43,049 in FY 04, and $44,125 in FY 05.
Oversight assumes the AGO could experience an increase in case load due to the proposed legislation. However, Oversight assumes the AGO could absorb the cost of the increased case load within existing resources. If the AGO experiences an increase that would justify additional FTE, the AGO could request funding through the appropriation process.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2003
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2003
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
Small businesses seeking relief in administrative hearings before the Administrative Hearing Commission and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations could experience a savings in legal expenses, as they would no longer be required to employ an attorney for such hearings.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation would allow non-attorney representation proceedings before the Administrative Hearing Commission and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in workers' compensation cases.
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
- Capitol Police
- State Highway Patrol
- State Emergency Management Agency
- Office of Director
Department of Transportation
Department of Higher Education
Department of Health and Senior Services
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Economic Development
Department of Mental Health
Department of Insurance
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Department of Revenue
Office of Administration
- Administrative Hearing Commission
SOURCES OF INFORMATION (continued)
Office of Secretary of State
Office of Attorney General
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Corrections
Office of State Courts Administrator
Department of Agriculture
Department of Social Services
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Acting Director
January 16, 2002