SB 0309 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0309 - Revises the personnel cap for the State Highway Patrol

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO.: 1271-02

BILL NO.: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed SS for SB 309

SUBJECT: Employees - Employers; Highway Patrol; Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies

TYPE: Original

DATE: April 27, 1999

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol (MHP) assume this proposal would increase the total number of officers allowable by statute. MHP would have to use the budget process to provide additional promotions or to hire additional staff. Therefore, MHP officials assume there would be no fiscal impact as a result of this proposal.

In response to the previous version of this proposal, officials of the Highway & Transportation Employees' and Highway Patrol Retirement System (HRS) assumed that if MHP were to fill the additional positions allowed in this proposal, there would be an increase in MHP's contribution to the retirement system.

HRS officials stated that MHP's retirement contribution for uniformed Patrol members will be 30.52% effective July 1, 1999. Any additional amount to be contributed by MHP (to the retirement system) would be based on any additional payroll costs. Without knowing the additional payroll costs (if any), HRS officials could not calculate a retirement contribution amount.

Oversight assumes that this proposal is permissive and does not mandate the hiring/promoting of any FTEs. Any promotions/salary increases made should be addressed through the normal budgetary process. Oversight further assumes that the language of this proposal would still allow members of the patrol hired in conjunction with the community-oriented policing services (COPS) federal grant to be exempt from the personnel cap. The federal grant will expire in FY00; however, the Patrol's FY00 budget already contains a new funding stream for those patrolmen. The Governor has recommended the new funding stream; however, if that amount is not approved in the FY00 budget another funding source would have to be located through the budget process.

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
	(10 Mo.)
	0	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 proposal would increase the number of captains that the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol would be allowed to appoint to twenty-five (25). Current law limits the number of captains to twenty-two (22).

It would also increase the number of lieutenants that the superintendent of MHP could appoint to sixty (60). Current law sets the limit of lieutenants at forty-six (46).

This proposal would also increase the total number of MHP members allowed in Section 43.050, RSMo from nine hundred and forty (940) to nine hundred and sixty-five (965).

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 - Missouri State Highway Patrol

State Highway Employees & Patrol Retirement System

NOT RESPONDING - Office of the Attorney General

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

April 27, 1999