LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 31, 1997 TO: Honorable Bob Bullock Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney Lieutenant Governor Speaker of the House Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1550 ( relating to the juvenile justice system.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1550-Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. FISCAL ANALYSIS The bill would amend provisions related to juvenile justice in the Family and other Codes, as well as the Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure. The Education Code would be amended to create the Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M University. The bill would also amend the Local Government Code to require that the State notify units of local government of the proposed location for certain correctional or rehabilitation facilities and to require local consent prior to construction or operation of those facilities. METHODOLOGY No significant fiscal implications are expected from provisions of the bill related to juvenile justice. Establishing and operating the center at Prairie View A&M University would require approximately $660,000 in each year of the 1998-99 biennium. The university is directed by H.B. 1 to spend $50,000 per year on the center and the board of regents could accept gifts and grants from public or private sources for the benefit of the center. Also, contingent upon passage of H.B. 2272, revenue collected from an increase in court costs earmarked for the center would be appropriated to establish and operate the center. The sum of these funding sources could be expected to offset costs of establishing and operating the center to the extent that the estimated fiscal impact for the biennium would be insignificant. Agencies required to notify local units of government about proposed locations for certain types of facilities report that the additional notification requirements would not significantly increase their current responsibilities; therefore, agency costs would be insignificant. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 665 Juvenile Probation Commission 694 Youth Commission 696 Department of Criminal Justice 710 Texas A&M University System LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,RT ,DB ,JN