LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 25, 1995
TO: Honorable Bob Bullock Honorable Pete Laney
Lieutenant Governor Speaker of the House
Senate Chamber House of Representatives
Austin, Texas Austin, Texas
IN RE: Conference Committee
Report for House Bill No. 327
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 327 (relating
to the juvenile justice system, including the adjudication and disposition of
children; providing for civil and criminal penalties) this office has
determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for
an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
This bill would amend Title 3 of the Family Code and Chapter 61 of the
Human Resources Code by:
* Requiring law enforcement records of juvenile offenders be sent to a
central state depository.
* Allowing each juvenile probation department to implement a progressive
sanctions program under the direction of the Texas Juvenile Probation
Department.
* Expanding the sentenced juvenile offender statute to include new offenses.
* Lowering the minimum age for certification and transfer to adult court.
* Allowing the fingerprinting and photographing of juveniles referred to
juvenile court for certain offenses.
* Requiring the Texas Youth Commission to accept mentally retarded
delinquents in appropriate correctional facilities.
* Authorizing the Texas Youth Commission to operate or contract for youth
boot camp programs for certain juvenile offenders.
* Establishing early youth intervention services for certain at-risk youth.
* Establishing an industries program and the Texas Youth Commission
industries program fund in the state treasury.
The cost of implementing the progressive sanctions model would depend on the
decision of each individual juvenile probation department and therefore cannot
be determined. Cost estimates for the Texas Youth Commission assumes the
commission will convert a number of units currently operated by the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice into juvenile facilities.
The Criminal Justice Policy Council is given additional juvenile justice
program evaluation duties.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of the bill
during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows:
| Fiscal Year | Probable Cost Out of General Revenue Fund 001 | Probable Construction Costs From General Obligation Bonds | Probable Costs for Debt Service out of the General Revenue Fund 001 | Probable Cost Out Of Federal Funds 555 | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 1995 |
| 1996 | $5,894,526 | $14,761,812 | $590,472 | $9,600,000 | 27.0 |
| 1997 | 29,247,688 | 1,180,945 | 14,009,915 | 240.0 | |
| 1998 | 57,318,859 | 1,180,945 | 14,773,627 | 928.0 | |
| 1999 | 70,960,225 | 1,180,945 | 15,085,151 | 1053.0 | |
| 2000 | 81,869,500 | 1,180,945 | 15,447,151 | 1053.0 |