FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to establish a Driver’s License restoration Program for persons whose Driver’s license has been cancelled, suspended or revoked.
The bill requires the Division to develop educational information that will assist an individual in restoring their driver’s license.
Driver’s license restoration classes, and counseling sessions, would be offered in all 55 West Virginia counties. The Division proposes to implement the program using 2 Counselors/Staff Development Specialist per every one hundred thousand residents. This would require at total of 34 Counselors.
To offer the Driver’s License Restoration Program in all 55 counties The Division estimates that this bill will require the hiring of one (1) Manager, four (4) Supervisors, and thirty-four (34) Staff Development Specialists.
In FY 2008 the Division suspended or revoked the driver’s license of 88,100 West Virginia drivers. Each of these drivers currently receives a letter stating what they need to do to restore their driver’s license. The Division estimates that 15%, or 13,200, of those suspended drivers probably would benefit from additional help.
Total estimated cost is $2,058,574.
Fiscal Note Detail
Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2010 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2011 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation) |
1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
2,058,574 |
2,058,574 |
Personal Services |
0 |
1,433,740 |
1,433,740 |
Current Expenses |
0 |
425,934 |
423,934 |
Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Assets |
0 |
198,900 |
198,900 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
COST:
PERSONAL SERVICES:
Manager 1 @ $40,000 $ 40,000
Supervisors 4 @ $30,000 $ 120,000
Counselors/Staff
Dev. Specialists 34 @ $27,000 $ 918,000
Total Personal Services $ 1,078,000
Benefits $ 355,740
CURRENT EXPENSE:
Rent ($250/mo. X 12 x 5 locations) $ 15,000
Vehicles rent $ 234,000
Gas $ 108,810
Maintenance $ 39,000
Printed Material $ 5,000
Printer Supplies $ 4,000
Phone Cards $ 20,124
Total Current Expenses $ 425,934
EQUIPMENT
Laptops (wireless) $ 195,000
Printers $ 3,900
Total Equipment $ 198,900
TOTAL COST $ 2,058,574
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Rick Johnston
Email Address: Rick.M.Johnston@wv.gov