BILL ANALYSIS


                                                     C.S.S.B. 384
                                                     By: Montford
                                                          Finance
                                                         04-07-95
                                   Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND

The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) has been experiencing overcrowding
problems in its juvenile institutions, so the legislature created
the community assistance program and the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission to offset the problem.  The emphasis of these efforts
was to do more juvenile rehabilitation at the local level, rather
than at the state level.  Currently, there are 12 local facilities
serving 141 counties, and all of these programs have exceeded goals
set by the legislature for reducing commitments to TYC facilities. 
Some state funding is available to local programs, but it is
inadequate to cover all of the beds in local programs.

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 384 requires the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission to provide state aid to counties that provide
residential care facilities for children that have engaged in
delinquent behavior.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 141E, Human Resources Code, by adding
Section 141.086, as follows:

     Sec.  141.086.  PROVISION OF SECURE RESIDENTIAL CARE
     FACILITIES.  (a) Requires the Texas Juvenile Probation
     Commission (commission) to provide state aid to counties that
     provide residential care facilities for children who have
     engaged in delinquent conduct and placed on probation in the
     facilities by a juvenile court as an alternative to the
     facilities of the Texas Youth Commission.
     
     (b) Requires the commission each fiscal year, to provide aid
       as provided by this section from funds appropriated to the
       commission.
       
       (c) Requires the commission to adopt standards for the
       provision of state aid.  Requires the commission to monitor
       the effectiveness of the aid.
       
       (d) Provides that state aid provided by the commission under
       this section is in addition to any other state aid provided
       by the commission.
       
       (e) Requires a portion of the state aid appropriated to the
       commission to be used to establish juvenile boot camps in
       five regions of the state as designated by the commission.
       
       (f) Defines "secure residential care facility."
     
     SECTION 2.     Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3.     Emergency clause.