CN C.S.H.B. 2607 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS



JUVENILE JUSTICE & FAMILY ISSUES
H.B. 2607
5-9-97
Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND

The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission has promulgated rule 341.4(d)
which requires county juvenile probation employees to be paid on the same
pay scale as state adult probation employees.  Neither the State of Texas
nor the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission has provided funds to pay for
the increased salaries.  This places an unfair burden on the county to
locate funds to satisfy the increase. 

PURPOSE

HB 2607 would place the authority to determine the rate of the increase
for county employees of the Red River County Juvenile Probation Department
with the commissioners court. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Sec. 152.2001, Human Resources Code (HRC), (a) is amended by
adding the following;  The county judge serves as the chairman and chief
administrative officer of the juvenile board. 

(b) Annual compensation of $1,200 for the added duties payable in equal
monthly installments out of the general funds of the county. 

(c)The commissioner's court may reimburse the juvenile court judge in the
county for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars
and other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile
problems.  The annual reimbursement is not to exceed $600. 

(d)The commissioner's court shall set the annual rate of the increase in
salaries for juvenile probation employees and juvenile judges at the rate
of the increase given to other Red River County employees or to state
employees.  If the rates are different, the commissioner's court may
choose one of the rates or  choose a rate that is between the two rates.
The following factors are taken into consideration:  the source of the
funds, the duties and workload of the employees, and the effect on other
county employees. The commissioners court shall comply TJPC rules, unless
granted a waiver, specifies penalties that may result from noncompliance
with TJPC rules. 

(e) Sections 152.002-.007 and 152.008(a) do not apply to  the juvenile
board of Red River County. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3.  Emergency Clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

The subsitutes adds to HRC Sec. 152.2001(d) that the commissioners court
shall comply TJPC rules, unless granted a waiver, and specifies penalties
that may result from noncompliance.