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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Smith
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/07
HB
SHORT TITLE
Revising the Reporting Requirement for the Risk
Management Division of the General Services De-
partment
SB 311
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General Services Department
Responses Received From
General Services Department (GSD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 311 relates to Public Liability; Revising the Reporting Requirement for the Risk
Management Division of the General Services Department.
SB 311 would change the requirement for the Risk Management Division (RMD) of the General
Services Department (GSD) to include in its annual report the amount and name of persons that
receive a public liability claim payment over $1 thousand to including in the annual report
amounts over $20 thousand.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
GSD reports that there might be some reduction in printing costs since approximately 300 copies
of the RMD annual reports are published. Information becomes public six months after the date
of settlement and is available at RMD offices.
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Senate Bill 311 – Page
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
This statutory amount not been adjusted for inflation since 1978. The last RMD annual report
contained 68 pages of names and amounts. The mid-point of settlement dollars paid in FY06
was $17,000.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
GSD reports no significant adminstrative implications.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
GSD reports no significant performance implications.
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
RMD will continue to include in its annual report a listing of all claims settlements over $1,000.
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