By Greenberg H.C.R. No. 93 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is 1-2 responsible for operating the state government's correctional 1-3 institutions and otherwise coordinating the state's criminal 1-4 justice activities; and 1-5 WHEREAS, the State's criminal justice system is fragmented, 1-6 and as a result, responsibilities and funding are scattered among 1-7 hundreds of state and local agencies; and 1-8 WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the State that the 1-9 current structure and operation of the criminal justice system be 1-10 reviewed in order that improvements may be identified and 1-11 implemented, therefore, be it 1-12 RESOLVED, that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 1-13 undergo a comprehensive performance review during the 1994-95 1-14 biennium, such review to be performed by the state auditor, an 1-15 independent consultant, or the Texas performance review staff of 1-16 the Comptroller of Public Accounts; and be it 1-17 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the performance review specifically 1-18 address problems and make recommendations relative to the 1-19 elimination of program duplication, the increase of coordination of 1-20 the components of the criminal justice system, the exploration of 1-21 alternative sanctions and/or sentencing for offenders, and the more 1-22 efficient and cost effective use of resources of the Department of 1-23 Criminal Justice, and prepare a detailed report on the results of 2-1 the performance review; and be it 2-2 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the firm or agency conducting the 2-3 performance review present the report of the results of the 2-4 performance review to the Legislature as soon as possible, but in 2-5 no event later than July 1, 1994.