Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4251 by Cook (Relating to the provision of postsecondary education and training to certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to contract with public and nonprofit institutions of higher education for the provision of post-secondary education and training programs for certain inmates. According to TDCJ, the Texas Education Agency, the Higher Education Coordinating Board, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Department of Public Safety, any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
320 Texas Workforce Commission, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 405 Department of Public Safety, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Texas Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board