HBA-JRA, SEB H.B. 1723 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1723 By: Lengefeld Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 6/24/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 76th Legislature, Section 152.0241, Human Resources Code, set out three separate juvenile boards for Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. These three counties compose the 220th Judicial District and share a single district judge. The administration of the juvenile program is now being conducted jointly; the three counties are represented by their respective county judges who work in conjunction with the 220th district judge. H.B. 1723 modifies the statute to conform with actual practice by creating a single juvenile board (board) for the three counties, setting forth the membership of the board, and providing for compensation of the board members. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 152.0241, Human Resources Code, as follows: Sec. 152.0241. BOSQUE COUNTY. (a) Provides that Bosque County is included in the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties juvenile board (juvenile board). Establishes that the juvenile board is composed of the county judge in each of the three counties and the 220th Judicial District judge. Makes conforming changes. (b) Provides that the 220th Judicial District judge, rather than the juvenile court judge, is the chairman of the juvenile board and its chief administrative officer. (c) Requires, rather than authorizes, the commissioners court of Bosque County to pay the county judge in Bosque County and the 220th Judicial District judge, rather than juvenile board members, additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this section (Bosque County) on October 1, 1998. Makes a conforming change. (d) Provides that Section 152.0008(a) (regarding the appointment of personnel by the chief juvenile probation officer) does not apply to the juvenile board of Bosque County. Deletes existing text which states that Sections 152.0003 (Compensation) and 152.0005 (Expenses of Board Members and Juvenile Court) do not apply to the juvenile board of Bosque County. SECTION 2. Amends Section 152.0531, Human Resources Code, to include Comanche County in the juvenile board. Requires, rather than authorizes, the commissioners court of Comanche County to pay the county judge in Comanche County and the 220th Judicial District judge, rather than juvenile board members, additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this section (Comanche County) on October 1, 1998 Makes conforming changes. SECTION 3. Amends Section 152.1031, Human Resources Code, to include Hamilton County in the juvenile board. Requires, rather than authorizes, the commissioners court of Hamilton County to pay the county judge in Hamilton County and the 220th Judicial District judge, rather than juvenile board members, additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this section (Hamilton County) on October 1, 1998. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 4.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.