LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 29, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2779, As Engrossed
          Committee on Jurisprudence                              By: Junell
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2779 ( Relating 
to requiring the office of the attorney general to defend local 
community supervision and corrections departments in certain 
suits brought against them.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2779-As Engrossed
         

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Office 
of the Attorney General to defend local community supervision 
and corrections departments in certain suits brought against 
them which is not covered by an indemnification policy, except 
any action brought by the state or another political subdivision. 
 The bill would take effect September 1, 1997.

The Office 
of the Attorney General anticipates that any legal work as a 
result of the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed 
with current staff.
          
The bill would result in some cost savings to county attorney 
offices which currently handle these types of cases.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   302   Office of the Attorney General
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,JC