LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 29, 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 HB2918 ( Relating
to the extension of a period of supervision under community
supervision for a defendant charged with or convicted of certain
sexual or sexually assaultive offenses, to the supervision of
certain defendants and inmates on community supervision, parole,
or mandatory supervision, to the publication of notice under
the sex offender registration program, and to the classification
of inmates in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice on the basis of need for treatment.) this office has
detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2918-Conference Committee Report FN Revision 1
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(19,082,509) to General Revenue Related
Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by requiring
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to establish
a program to provide super-intensive supervision to inmates
released on parole or mandatory supervision and determined by
parole panels to require super-intensive supervision.
The
bill would also give a judge discretionary authority to extend
the period of community supervision for certain sex offenders,
any time during the offender's supervision term, for a period
not to exceed 10 additional years. Current law allows for extensions
of community supervision, but the total community supervision
period for felony cases may not exceed 10 years.
The bill
would take effect September 1, 1997.
Methodolgy
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice estimates a 1998-99
biennial cost of $19.1 million to establish and implement a
program that provides super-intensive supervision in accordance
with the provisions of the bill. The program would include additional
community residential facilities beds, electronic monitoring,
and additional parole officers for 1:20 caseload ratios. On-going
fiscal year operating costs for program continuation would be
approximately $12.1 million.
Regarding the bill's provisions
giving authority to judges to extend community supervision,
the bill would affect only offenders committing offenses after
September 1, 1997; therefore, no impact as a result of these
provisions would occur until 10 years following passage. Increased
community supervision costs to the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice after 10 years from the effective date of the bill would
be contingent upon local sentencing practices.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) of State
from General Employees from
Revenue Fund FY 1997
0001
1998 ($6,993,696) 110.0
1998 (12,088,813) 201.0
2000 (12,088,813) 201.0
2001 (12,088,813) 201.0
2002 (12,088,813) 201.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($6,993,696)
1999 (12,088,813)
2000 (12,088,813)
2001 (12,088,813)
2002 (12,088,813)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government
is anticipated.
Source: Agencies:
696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: JK ,CB ,JN