LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 27 SLS 201ES 195
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: July 6, 2020 10:19 AM Author: WHITE, B
Dept./Agy.: Statewide
Subject: Streamlining Government Commission Analyst: Alan M. Boxberger
STATE AGENCIES EN INCREASE GF EX See Note Page 1 of 2
Creates and provides for the Streamlining Government Commission.(Item #33) (gov sig)
Present law creates the Streamlining Government Commission and provides for its membership and duties. Proposed law
amends the Commission’s membership and duties; provides that the commission shall be called into its first meeting on or
before July 30, 2020; provides that the commission submit an initial report of its recommendations requiring legislation or
administrative action no later than December 15, 2020; provides that the commission prepare the recommendations in the
report as a reorganization plan to be submitted for legislative review by January 4, 2021; provides that legislative review of
the joint House and Senate governmental affairs committees shall be completed by February 1, 2021; provides that the
staffs of the Senate, House of Representatives, legislative fiscal office, legislative auditor, office of the governor, and division
of administration shall upon request provide staff support and otherwise assist the commission as requested; requires each
agency and political subdivision to furnish information, data, aid, services, and assistance as may be requested by the
commission; and provides for termination on January 12, 2023.
EXPENDITURES 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0
REVENUES 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
Proposed law will result in a material workload impact for the staffs of the Louisiana house and senate, the legislative
auditor, the legislative fiscal office, and executive branch agencies, as well as the appointees to the Streamlining
Government Commission and executive staff officers of the executive branch of government. These parties will be required
to provide staff support to the Commission, consolidate data and prepare reports, and to attend numerous meetings to
provide information necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties. For the most part, these activities are assumed to
be absorbed by existing staff and budgetary resources, creating “opportunity costs” wherein existing staff and administrators
perform the prescribed activities in lieu of existing duties.
Present law allows the commission to apply for, contract for, receive, and expend any appropriation or grant from the state,
its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source. Proposed law will result in increased
expenditures associated with per diem and travel payments for House and Senate commission members, printing costs for
production of reports, and possibly travel and overtime expenditures for staff support activities. The executive and
legislative branches may realize a nominal increase in state funds expenditures (depicted as SGF only for purposes of this
fiscal note, but potentially impacting all means of finance). Employees in the executive branch could be eligible for
reimbursement of expenses as detailed in the official state Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM49) – for informational
purposes the current mileage reimbursement rate is $0.58/mile not to exceed a maximum of 99 miles per round trip and/or
day. The current legislative member per diem rate is $161 and the mileage reimbursement rate is $0.575/mile.
The total expenditure exposure is unknown and will depend upon: the structure of the Commission once
established; the number of meetings called; the locations of meetings; the number of advisory groups created
by the Commission to conduct studies, research or analysis of specific functional areas of government; and the
staff level among the executive and legislative branches necessary to support these activities.
SEE EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law allows the commission to apply for, contract for, receive and expend any appropriation or grant from the state,
its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source. The amount of such monies that
may be generated are indeterminable, but to the degree that any such funding become available the need for SGF support
would diminish accordingly.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Gregory V. Albrecht
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Chief Economist
 LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 27 SLS 201ES 195
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: July 6, 2020 10:19 AM Author: WHITE, B
Dept./Agy.: Statewide
Subject: Streamlining Government Commission Analyst: Alan M. Boxberger
CONTINUED EXPLANATION from page one: Page 2 of 2
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
For informational purposes - The Commission on Streamlining Government (2009 through 2011)
- 10 appointed or designated members
- 2 legislative staff support assigned (with assistance additional staff as needed)
- 20 Commission meetings held between July 2009 and November 2011
- 4 “Listening Tour” meetings held statewide between September and October 2009 (Monroe, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
Harahan)
- 5 advisory groups created
- Advisory Group on Civil Service and Employee Benefits
- 5 appointed members (4 legislators)
- 2 legislative staff support (with assistance additional staff as needed)
- 10 group meetings between August and November 2009
- Advisory Group on Efficiency and Benchmarking
- 5 appointed members
- 2 legislative staff support (with assistance additional staff as needed)
- 10 group meetings between August and November 2009
- Advisory Group on IT Integration
- 5 appointed members (2 legislators)
- 2 legislative staff support (with assistance additional staff as needed)
- 8 group meetings between September and November 2009
- Advisory Group on Elimination of Duplicative and Non-Essential Services
- 5 appointed members (1 legislator)
- 2 legislative staff support (with assistance additional staff as needed)
- 12 group meetings between September and November 2009
- Advisory Group on Outsourcing, Privatization, and Risk Management
- 4 appointed members (1 legislator)
- 2 legislative staff support (with assistance additional staff as needed)
- 8 group meetings between August and November 2009
- 238 Adopted proposals
- 51 Proposals not adopted (withdrawn, failed passage, or ruled non-germane)
- 252 fiscal note instances created by legislative fiscal office
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Gregory V. Albrecht
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Chief Economist


Statutes affected:
SB27 Original:
SB27 Engrossed:
SB27 Enrolled:
SB27 Act :