Fiscal Note & Local Impact Statement
127 th General Assembly of Ohio
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Based
on preliminary information, it does not appear that the bill will have any
direct and readily discernible effect on state revenues and expenditures.
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LOCAL
GOVERNMENT |
FY 2007 |
FY 2008 |
FUTURE YEARS |
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Counties, Municipalities,
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Revenues |
No readily discernible
revenue effect |
No readily discernible
revenue effect |
No readily discernible
revenue effect |
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Expenditures |
Likely effects to vary by
jurisdiction, ranging along a fiscal impact continuum of potential savings,
no local cost impact, and minimal compliance costs |
Likely effects to vary by
jurisdiction, ranging along a fiscal impact continuum of potential savings, no
local cost impact, and minimal compliance costs |
Likely effects to vary by
jurisdiction, ranging along a fiscal impact continuum of potential savings,
no local cost impact, and minimal compliance costs |
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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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Revenues. Based on preliminary
information, it does not appear that the bill will have any direct and readily
discernible effect on local government revenues and expenditures.
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Court and law enforcement expenditures. As of this writing, it appears that local courts and law enforcement in
Ohio could experience, as a result of the bill, some mix of effects that
includes: (1) codifying practice,
with no attendant fiscal consequences, (2) making enforcement more efficient
and effective, with potential cost savings, and (3) elevating enforcement
burden, with potential compliance costs.
As of this writing, based on admittedly limited information, it appears
that: (1) many local jurisdictions will
fall into some mix of the first two above-noted effects, and (2) some local
jurisdictions may need to implement changes in their enforcement
procedures. It has been suggested to
LSC fiscal staff that the local compliance costs associated with the
above-noted third effect would be no more than minimal.
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The bill, which appears to
essentially adopt model legislation developed by the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, (1) defines the
meaning of interstate enforcement in the context of the enforcement of
domestic-violence protection orders, and (2) establishes uniform
procedures for the interstate enforcement of domestic-violence protection
orders.
At this time, LSC fiscal
staff's research into the bill's fiscal effects on the state and in particular
local government is ongoing and limited to a handful of individuals familiar
with the issuance and enforcement of protection orders in Ohio. Thus, the information presented herein
should be viewed as preliminary and potentially subject to revision once LSC
fiscal staff has had an opportunity to discuss the bill's fiscal ramifications
with more individuals familiar with the issuance and enforcement of protection
orders.
Local fiscal effects
Revenues
Based on preliminary
information, it does not appear that the bill will have any direct and readily
discernible effect on local government revenues and expenditures.
Enforcement costs
It seems plausible that the
bill could produce at least three distinct effects on local courts and law
enforcement around Ohio as follows:
(1)
Codifies
practice, with no attendant fiscal consequences.
(2)
Makes
enforcement more efficient and effective, with potential cost savings.
(3)
Elevates
enforcement burden, with potential compliance costs.
As of this writing, based on
admittedly limited information, it appears that: (1) many local jurisdictions will fall into some mix of the first
two above-noted effects, and (2) some local jurisdictions may need to implement
changes in their enforcement procedures.
It has been suggested to LSC fiscal staff that the local compliance
costs associated with the above-noted third effect would be no more than
minimal.
State fiscal effects
Based
on preliminary information, it does not appear that the bill will have any
direct and readily discernible effect on state revenues and expenditures.