This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0797 - Changes pay calculation for senior judges
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO. 3507-01
BILL NO. SB 797
SUBJECT: Courts; judges; salaries
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 13, 1998
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS Net Effect on All State Funds
FUND AFFECTED
FY 1999
FY 2000
FY 2001 General Revenue
(Unknown to $500,000)
(Unknown to $500,000)
(Unknown to $500,000)
Total Estimated
(Unknown to $500,000)
(Unknown to $500,000)
(Unknown to $500,000)
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| None | |||
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of the State Treasurer and the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator (CTS) assume the proposed legislation would increase daily compensation for most senior judges' work. CTS further assumes increased costs will depend upon the individual judges utilized and the number of days served. CTS states that the Supreme Court's current appropriation for FY 98 senior judge compensation is $486,946. The current appropriation is sufficient to cover the estimated cost of current utilization under current law. Based upon the approximate doubling of typical daily compensation and the same pattern of utilization, CTS expects that the proposal could cost approximately $500,000 in general revenue.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Costs - State Courts Administrator (CTS) | (Unknown to | (Unknown to | (Unknown to |
| $500,000) | $500,000) | ($500,000) | |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT |
(Unknown to | (Unknown to | (Unknown to |
| ON GENERAL REVENUE | $500,000) | $500,000) | $500,000) |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation allows senior judges to receive pay for each day of service equal to that of the current daily salary of the office from which they retired. This act caps the total yearly compensation earned by senior judges at the current annual salary of the office from which they retired. Current law caps the salary per day. The change in language will not affect those senior judges who work enough days to receive the total current salary as the cap is still "current annual salary". It will affect those senior judges who work less than the total as they will now be able to receive a full day's pay plus their retirement pay. Currently, they would only receive a full day's pay.
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
Office of State Courts Administrator
Missouri State Employees' Retirement System
Office of the State Treasurer
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 13, 1998