Fiscal Note & Local Impact Statement
127 th General Assembly of Ohio
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LOCAL IMPACT
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STATE FUND |
FY 2008 |
FY 2009 |
FUTURE YEARS |
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General Revenue Fund |
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Revenues |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
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Expenditures |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
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Undivided Liquor Permit
Fund (Fund 066) – Commerce |
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Revenues |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
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Expenditures |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
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Statewide Treatment and
Prevention Fund (Fund 475) – Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services |
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Revenues |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
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Expenditures |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
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Colleges and Universities |
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Revenues |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
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Expenditures |
$50 increase for each T-1
liquor permit |
$50 increase for each T-1
liquor permit |
$50 increase for each T-1
liquor permit |
Note: The state
fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.
For example, FY 2005 is July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005.
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This
bill creates the T-1 temporary liquor permit.
The fee for this permit is $50.
Liquor permit fees are deposited into the Undivided Liquor Permit Fund
(Fund 066) and distributed to the GRF, the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Services (ODADAS) for treatment and prevention programming, and local
governments. Expenses for the Department
of Commerce's Division of Liquor Control to develop application forms and
process applications are likely to be negligible at most.
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Only
institutions with enrollment less than 15,000 students and professional
athletic teams owning or leasing a stadium or arena that has a seating capacity
of at least 4,000 would qualify for this permit. Five state higher education institutions, all 70 independent
institutions statewide and most, if not all, of Ohio's professional sports
teams meet these requirements.
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LOCAL
GOVERNMENT |
FY 2007 |
FY 2008 |
FUTURE YEARS |
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Municipalities and
Townships |
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Revenues |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the
issuance of T-1 liquor permits |
Potential gain from the issuance
of T-1 liquor permits |
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Expenditures |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
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Note: For most local governments, the fiscal year is the calendar year. The school district fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.
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Municipalities
and townships receive a portion of liquor permit fee revenue. The issuance of a new T-1 liquor permit
would result in a minimal increase in liquor permit revenue for the local
governments where the liquor permits are issued.
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It
is unlikely that this bill would increase local law enforcement costs. Presumably, police already patrol athletic
events, removing, controlling, or arresting unruly or inebriated sports fans.
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This bill creates the T-1
liquor permit to authorize certain colleges and universities and professional
athletic teams to allow the consumption of beer and intoxicating liquor brought
into restricted areas on the property they own or lease. According to the Board of Regents' Policymaker's
Guide publication,[1]
there are more than 130 institutions of higher education in Ohio. All state and private institutions of higher
education with a full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment of less than
15,000 may apply for this permit. As of
Autumn 2005, there were five public main campus institutions with an FTE
student enrollment of less than 15,000 according to the Board of Regents'
Higher Education Information System:
Cleveland State University, Central State University, Shawnee State
University, Wright State University, and Youngstown State University. However, of these five institutions, only
Central State University and Youngstown State University have football
teams. Colleges and universities with
FTE student enrollments at or above 15,000 are exempt from the provisions in
this bill.
According to an official
with the Ohio Board of Regents' Higher Education Information System, all 70
independent colleges and universities in Ohio have an FTE student enrollment of
less than 15,000. Therefore, in effect,
all private or independent colleges and universities are eligible for the
permit. However, many of Ohio's
independent colleges and universities may not permit the consumption of alcohol
on premises and thus would not apply for the T-1 permit. Note that this bill not only applies to
collegiate football events, but also other collegiate sports at the specified
colleges and universities and professional athletic events at stadiums with a
seating capacity of at least 4,000. All
of Ohio's seven major professional sports teams have stadiums or arenas that
meet this requirement, as do many, if not all, of Ohio's minor league
professional sports teams. Ultimately,
it is uncertain how many schools or professional athletic teams would opt for
the T-1 permit.
Expenses for the Department
of Commerce's Division of Liquor Control to develop application forms and
process applications are likely to be negligible at most. It appears that this bill will not create
any substantial new local enforcement costs since law enforcement personnel
already patrol sporting events, one of their tasks being to remove inebriated
and disorderly sports fans.
Liquor Permit Fee Revenue
The fee for this temporary
permit is $50 and may only be effective for a maximum of three days. The $100 processing fee, which covers the
Division of Liquor Control's expenses in fingerprinting and making background
checks for permanent license applications, does not apply to temporary liquor
permit applications. Liquor permit fees
are deposited into Fund 066 and distributed to the GRF (45%), the Ohio Department
of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) for treatment and prevention
programming (20%), and the local governments where the liquor permits are
issued (35%).
LSC fiscal staff: Jason Phillips, Budget Analyst