FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 10, 2018
Time Requested: 02:43 PM |
| Agency: |
Supreme Court of Appeals |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1178 |
Introduced |
SB50 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Courts |
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FUND(S):
General Revenue Fund
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense, Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The bill as written requires reporting that is not presently available from the majority of the courts of our state. This fact stems in part from the fact that circuit clerk's offices, as county agencies, purchase and maintain various case management systems.
The most fiscally conservative method of making the required statistical reporting available is the implementation of a statewide case management system. Such implementation would likely take the form of an off-the-shelf system with statistical reporting built in. By consulting with the National Center for State Courts, we have found that such a tool would cost approximately $4 million in the first instance for purchase and implementation, with an attendant ongoing maintenance and licensing cost of approximately $750,000 per year.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2019
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
4,750,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
4,750,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
| 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):
First year cost would include software purchase and implementation plus a year of licensing and maintenance. In years thereafter, only licensing and maintenance costs would apply.
Memorandum
This note was drafted with the assistance of David Graves, Chief Information Officer for the WVSCA; Cammie Chapman, Director of Court Services; and the National Center for State Courts.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Christopher S. Morris
Email Address: christopher.morris@courtswv.gov