FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: January 21, 2020
Time Requested: 02:31 PM
Agency: Corrections & Rehabilitation, Division of
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
2266 Introduced HB4442
CBD Subject: Corrections


FUND(S):

Jails Special Revenue

Sources of Revenue:

Special Fund

Legislation creates:

Creates New Expense



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


The WVDCR estimates that this bill would great additional administrative tasks for staff in the billing and collection of County and City jail bills. In addition, we estimate that 5% of billing to the Cities will be unpaid, creating bad debt of $141,703 annually. In order to adequately track City jail days and bill appropriately, we estimate needing an additional 3.5 FTE's at a cost of $147,000 annually. These cost impacts would occur in the Regional Jails special revenue fund and ultimately will reflect in the State Budget Office's calculation of the Regional Jail Per Diem rate (currently calculated at $53.75, but frozen for the counties at $48.25 until July 2021).



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 0 0 0
Personal Services 0 0 0
Current Expenses 0 0 0
Repairs and Alterations 0 0 0
Assets 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
2. Estimated Total Revenues 0 0 0


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.



Memorandum


Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.



    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Brad Douglas, WVDCR Chief of Staff
    Email Address: brad.t.douglas@wv.gov