Drug court amendments.

06LSO-0213.C1

FISCAL NOTE

This bill contains an appropriation of $1,050,000 from the GENERAL FUND.

	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009
NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT
Anticipated Expenditure Increase I:
GENERAL FUND	150,000	900,000	1,600,000

Source of Expenditure Increase:

New courts  (this increase is provided for within the appropriation in the legislation)

Assumptions:

During the first year, FY07, it is anticipated that two drug courts will be implemented - the first court in January 2007 and the second in April 2007.  In FY08, four additional courts will be added - one for each quarter plus the two implemented in FY07 bringing the total to six drug courts.  Wyoming Department of Health expects a total of up to eight drug courts with funding of $200,000 each, per year.  The funding for these courts has also been requested in the 2007-08 budget request for the Substance Abuse Division, within the Wyoming Department of Health budget.

Anticipated Expenditure Increase II:
GENERAL FUND	780,000	780,000	780,000

Source of Second Expenditure Increase:

Elimination of the $200,000 cap for each existing drug court. (W.S. 5-10-102 (b))

Assumptions:

Analysis is based upon a Department of Health projection that increases 11 of the 23 courts beyond the $200,000 cap up to $250,000 to $295,000 per year.

The non-administrative fiscal impact to the judicial system is indeterminable due to an unknown number of cases.

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NOTICE-AGENCY ESTIMATE OF ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT REQUESTED

In addition, this bill has administrative impact that appears to increase (or decrease) duties or responsibilities of one or more state agencies and may impact agency spending or staffing requirements. As introduced, the bill modifies the Department of Health's budget.

The following state agencies will be asked to provide their estimate of the administrative fiscal impact prior to the first committee meeting held to consider the bill:

Department of Health

Supreme Court

Prepared by:   Don Richards, LSO      Phone:  777-7881

(Information provided by Holly Hansen, Supreme Court, phone:  777-7583; and Mary Hazzard, Department of Health, phone:  777-7934.)