COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 0073-01
Bill No.: SB 40
Subject: Appropriations; State Departments
Type: Original
Date: January 24, 2003
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 7 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of Administration and Budget and Planning did not respond to our fiscal impact request.
Officials from the Missouri Senate (SEN) did not respond to our fiscal impact request. However, in response to a similar proposal from a prior session, SEN assumed the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agency.
Officials from the Office of the Governor, Office of the Attorney General, State Auditor's Office, Missouri Tax Commission, Office of the State Courts Administrator, Departments of Labor and Industrial Relations, Health and Senior Services and Economic Development assume the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assume the level of effort that will be involved in the performance-based review evaluation that may be requested by the Budget and Appropriations Committee is unknown. Depending on the level of effort required in completing these performance-based reviews, DNR notes it may need to consider requesting resources for this effort.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
Officials from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor state until the cost/outcome or cost/performance analysis is developed, they cannot determine what the cost of implementing the proposal will be.
Officials from the Department of Conservation (MDC) assume a performance-based budget review could require some additional personnel time and, consequently, some fiscal impact. MDC states the amount of fiscal impact is unknown.
Officials from the Missouri House of Representatives assume the cost related to the proposal would depend on how its implemented.
Officials from the Department of Higher Education assume no fiscal impact if the performance-based review applies only to their agency. Officials note if the review includes one or more higher education institutions, costs could be incurred to hire additional resources.
Officials from the Department of Revenue assume the proposal will result in minimal impact to their agency.
Officials from the Department of Insurance state they do not anticipate the need for additional staff, but depending on type, detail and frequency of cost/performance and cost/outcome analysis they may need to request additional staff at a later time.
Officials from the Department of Mental Health assume existing staff would absorb any additional responsibilities incurred due to this proposal, and therefore, does not anticipate a fiscal impact.
Officials from the Department of Agriculture (AGR) assume future reviews will be similar to those they have provided to Budget and Planning previously and will not require significantly more time or personnel to complete. AGR notes additional staff could be required if the new guidelines substantially exceed previous requirements.
Officials from the State Treasurer's Office (STO) assume the proposal would not significantly impact the operations of their office. STO notes if the proposal were to substantially impact its programs, then they would request additional funding through the appropriations process.
Officials from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) assume a cost cannot be determined since the proposal does not specify what a review would include. DPS assumes, depending on ASSUMPTION (continued)
the detail of the review, additional resources may be required.
Officials from the Department of Corrections assume additional duties would be minimal and any cost could be absorbed within existing resources.
Officials from the Department of Social Services (DSS) assume fiscal impact depends upon whether or not existing data on performance measures will be used in the performance-based review procedures and about which portion of the Department the review will be applied to. DSS assumes if existing data would be used in the review and if the review were somewhat limited in scope, the work could be performed by the existing budget staff with no significant additional costs incurred. DSS assumes if the proposal changes the current detailed-base review statute and requires that new procedures be developed, it is possible the intent would result in a substantially new system that would require a new set of data. DSS assumes if substantially new data is necessary and that the requirement will be applied to the entire Department additional costs, including two FTEs, computer programming, and associated expense and equipment would be approximately $57,849 in FY 2004; $96,953 in FY 2005; and $91,182 in FY 2006.
Officials from the Department of Transportation (DOT) assume the performance-based review information necessary cannot be determined at this time. DOT assumes one additional Senior Budget Analyst will be needed to gather additional detailed information required in the proposal. DOT notes the Senior Budget Analyst will monitor and gather the information required for the performance-based budget reviews. DOT estimates annual costs, including salary, fringe and associated expense and equipment to be approximately $70,000.
Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DES) assume the proposal would result in the need to hire one Senior Budget Analyst to develop, coordinate and/or conduct the cost/outcome analyses for the DES's individual services and programs. Annual costs, including salary, fringe and associated expense and equipment would be more than $70,000.
Officials from the Secretary of State's Office (SOS) assume implementing the proposal would require redesigning the SOS's use of the Federal Aid Management subsystem and the Project Accounting subsystem to allow performance budgeting/measurement cost data to be collected. SOS assumes two new staff (Senior Budget/Accounting Analyst and Computer Information Technology Specialist) would be required to setup and maintain the new in-house system and to coordinate feeding SAM II HR with the time keeping coding and pulling data from SAM II Financial to the new in-house system so the cost data and the performance data could be associated for reporting purposes. SOS assumes they would need to hire a Programmer to ASSUMPTION (continued)
develop the business rules and code for the new in-house system and estimates needing the Programmer for approximately 960 hours. SOS notes until Budget and Planning identifies the performance measures, the total cost to the agency remains unknown. SOS states their agency must be prepared to record information regarding time and performance measures as well as cost at the employee level. SOS assumes, at the least, the first year costs of $207,370 include the cost to develop an in-house system using a contract programmer at $84,000. At the least, the annual costs to continue would be approximately $150,000.
Oversight assumes some agencies could experience an increased workload to implement this proposal. However, it is possible additional duties could be absorbed with existing resources. The proposal states this review will occur at least once every five years, on a rotating basis, after January 1, 2005. Therefore, this date includes only 18 months of the scope of this fiscal note. If an agency determines additional resources are needed, such resources could be requested through the normal budgetary process. Oversight assumes General Assembly budget committees are already working with detailed-based budget reviews. Switching to performance-based budget reviews should not result in fiscal impact.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
Currently, the selection of the department or agency or program for detailed base review is based on a majority concurrence of the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Director of the Division of Budget and Planning. The proposal requires every department, division, and agency be reviewed at least once every five years, on a rotating basis, after January 1, 2005. The Chairman of the House Budget Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Director of the Division of Budget and Planning are to decide what the review will cover. The review is to be based on a cost/outcome or cost/performance analysis which shall be developed, based on guidance from Budget and Planning, by the department, division, or agency for its individual services and programs. The proposal also replaces the term "detail base" with the term "performance-based" with regard to budget reviews.
This proposal 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 the Governor
Office of the Attorney General
State Auditor's Office
Missouri Tax Commission
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Department of Economic Development
Department of Health and Senior Services
Department of Natural Resources
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Department of Conservation
Missouri House of Representatives
Department of Higher Education
Department of Revenue
Department of Insurance
Department of Mental Health
Department of Agriculture
State Treasurer's Office
Department of Public Safety
Department of Corrections
SOURCES OF INFORMATION (continued)
Department of Social Services
Department of Transportation
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Secretary of State's Office
NOT RESPONDING
Office of Administration - Division of Budget and Planning
Office of Administration
Missouri Senate
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
January 24, 2003