Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB182 by Miles (Relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services; creating a criminal offense.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require each employee of the department or of a department contractor who becomes aware of conduct constituting a criminal offense another employee of the department or department contractor commits against a person receiving services from the department or a department contractor to report the offense to a local law enforcement agency not later than 48th hour after the hour the employee becomes aware of the conduct.
The bill would also establish a criminal offense if a person is required to make a report and knowingly fails to do so. Although creating a new criminal penalty could result in an increase in revenue due to court costs associated with a criminal offense, the extent to which state revenue would be impacted cannot be estimated.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
It is assumed that any related costs for the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department of Public Safety, the Office of Court Administration and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, can be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of