Sufficiency and Contents of Fiscal Impact Notes

§ 2. Sufficiency and Contents of Fiscal Impact Notes. Fiscal impact\nnotes shall be deemed sufficient for purposes of this Joint Rule if\nprepared in conformity with this section.\n A. Scope of fiscal estimates. Fiscal impact upon political\nsubdivisions shall be estimated on the basis of any one or more of the\nfollowing:\n (i) Individual political subdivisions; or\n (ii) Aggregates of political subdivisions (a) statewide or by lesser\ngeographic area, or (b) by classification or subclassification of\nrelevant characteristics; or\n (iii) Representative political subdivisions with relevant\ncharacteristics thereof quantitatively set forth, e.g., population,\narea, weighted average daily attendance of pupils; or\n (iv) Any other appropriate, convenient or accessible grouping of\npolitical subdivisions.\n B. Units of measurement. Fiscal impact measurements shall be made in\nunits of money, personal services, equipment, or any other appropriate,\nconvenient or accessible units of measurement.\n C. Negligible Impact. A fiscal impact note filed by the sponsor of a\nbill which states that the fiscal impact of the bill is negligible shall\nbe deemed to be in compliance with this Joint Rule.\n