COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 2764-01
Bill No.: SB 747
Subject: Administrative Law; Attorneys; Corporations; State Departments
Type: Original
Date: January 7, 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 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Transportation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Conservation, Department of Revenue, Department of Economic Development, Department of Insurance, Department of Natural Resources, and the Office of Administration - Administrative Hearing Commission assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Department of Social Services (DOS) assume the proposed legislation would have application to those cases where litigation attorneys appear before the Administrative Hearings Commission (e.g. Medicaid Rate cases). While having non-attorneys appear in legal proceedings sometimes slows the process, no measurable impact on the length of time to resolve cases is perceived. Therefore, no fiscal impact on DOS agencies is anticipated.
| 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 involved in administrative hearings could experience a savings in legal expenses, as they would no longer be required to employ an attorney for such hearings.
DESCRIPTION
This would allow non-attorney officers and employees of businesses to legally represent the business in proceedings before the Administrative Hearing Commission or any state agency.
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 Transportation
Department of Economic Development
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Office of Administration - Administrative Hearing Commission
Department of Insurance
Department of Social Services - Division of Legal Services
Department of Revenue
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Conservation
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Acting Director
January 7, 2002