SRC-JBJ H.B. 3126 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3126
76R7426 SMJ-DBy: Chisum (Zaffirini)
Human Services
5/14/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas does not have any standardized evaluation criteria to
measure the effectiveness of its anti-drug programs.  H.B. 3126 would
require state agencies that fund drug prevention programs to develop a
uniform evaluation system for drug abuse prevention programs. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 3126 requires state agencies that fund drug prevention
programs to develop a uniform evaluation system for drug abuse prevention
programs. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is granted to the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas Youth Commission,
and the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services in SECTION 1; and
to a state agency that provides a grant to fund a drug abuse prevention
program in SECTION 3 of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA.  Requires the Texas Commission on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas
Youth Commission, and the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services,
by rule, to establish a uniform set of criteria for evaluating the
effectiveness of a drug abuse prevention program that receives grant
funding from the agency. 

SECTION 2.  EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.  Requires the agencies
listed in SECTION 1 to develop the criteria in cooperation with other state
agencies that provide grants to drug abuse prevention programs.  Provides
that the criteria must evaluate whether a program is targeting problems
that are specific to a given community or school, providing social services
to children who have a family member with a drug addiction, using
strategies that are appropriate for children of different ages, and
providing continuity in services and intervention strategies for all grade
levels. 

SECTION 3.  RULES; ANNUAL REPORT.  Requires a state agency that provides a
grant to fund a drug abuse prevention program to adopt rules for evaluating
the effectiveness of the program that incorporate the criteria developed
under SECTION 2 of this Act.  Requires the agency, by rule, to require the
program to submit to the agency an annual report that describes the
program's effectiveness in meeting the established criteria. 

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.