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 0092 - Revises procedures for the publication of and challenges to administrative rules
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO. 0131-01
BILL NO. SB 92
SUBJECT: Administrative Law; General Assembly
TYPE: Original
DATE: January 25, 1999
FISCAL SUMMARY
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| General Revenue Fund | ($289,460) | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
($289,460) | $0 | $0 |
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| 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 4 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Public Safety (DPS), Office of Lt. Governor (MLT) and Office of Administration (OA) assume the fiscal impact of this proposal is indeterminable. This proposal would result in fiscal impact only in the event that a member of the General Assembly challenges a rule promulgated and brings such an action pursuant to the provisions of section 536.050.
Oversight assumes state agencies would be able to handle challenge costs with current staffing and appropriations. Should costs exceed current levels departments could request additional appropriations through the normal budgetary process.
Officials from the Secretary of State (SOS) assume the fiscal impact of making the Code of State Regulations available on the world wide web would have one time costs of $324,360 in FY 2000. Making the Code and its revisions available on the web would involve hardware and software costs for a dedicated server, document management software, security hardware and software, and costs of electronic conversion of the code. In addition, a .5 FTE Communication Information Specialist IV would be needed to perform these functions. However, SOS also assumes there would be a 25% reduction in the number of people that subscribe to the Code and a corresponding reduction in paper costs to print these volumes. SOS estimates paper costs savings at $36,500.
Oversight assumes the duties of the Information Specialist IV would be contracted, therefore, contract cost is included in Equipment and Expense.
Officials from the Office of the State Courts Administrator (CTS) assume this proposal would not fiscally impact the state's courts.
The following list of Departments, Commissions, Offices, and Universities assume no fiscal impact: Governor's Office, Department of Corrections, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Conservation, Missouri Division of Highway Safety, Department of Health, Department of Revenue, Attorney General's Office, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Missouri Veteran's Commission, Department of Insurance, Missouri State Water Patrol, Missouri State Fire Marshall, Missouri department of Transportation, State Tax Commission, Department of Economic Development, University of Missouri, Central Missouri State University, Southwest Missouri State University, Missouri Western State College, Truman State University, and Harris-Stowe State College.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Savings - Secretary of State | |||
| Reduction in paper costs | $36,500 | $0 | $0 |
| Costs - Secretary of State(SOS) | |||
| Code of State Regulations on the Internet | |||
| Expense and Equipment | ($324,360) | $0 | $0 |
| Total Costs - SOS | ($324,360) | $0 | $0 |
| Loss - Secretary of State | |||
| Reduction in number of Subscribers | ($1,600) | $0 | $0 |
| NET IMPACT ON GENERAL | |||
| REVENUE FUND | ($289,460) | $0 | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $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 act imposes a requirement upon the Secretary of State to make the Code of State Regulations accessible via the Internet. Other provisions add a new section to chapter 536, RSMo (536.053), which provides standing for a member of the General Assembly to challenge agency rules in circuit court. Legislators would not be required to exhaust administrative remedies and they would be considered a "nonstate" party for purposes of §536.050.
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
Governor's Office
Department of Insurance
Secretary of State
Office of Administration
Office of State Courts Administrator
Lt. Governor's Office
Office of Attorney General
Department of Corrections
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Conservation
Missouri Division of Highway Safety
Department of Public Safety
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Health
Department of Revenue
Department of Labor and industrial Relations
Missouri Veteran's Commission
Southwest Missouri State University
Missouri Department of Transportation
State Tax Commission
Department of Economic Development
Central Missouri State University
Truman State University
Missouri Western State College
University of Missouri
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
January 25, 1999