HBA-DMD H.B. 3209 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3209 By: Jones, Jesse Public Safety 4/1/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, crime stoppers organizations certified by local governments to receive money from payments made under Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure (Community Supervision), or repayments under Article 37.073 (Repayment of Reward) and Article 42.152 (Repayment of Reward), Code of Criminal Procedure, must use at least 90 percent of the money to reward persons who report information concerning criminal activity. H.B. 3209 allows crime stoppers organizations in counties with a population of more than 1,800,000 to use part of the money to fund crime prevention projects, programs, or services. 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 414.010(a), Government Code, to include a requirement for a crime stoppers organization certified by the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council that is operated on a local level in a county with a population of 1,800,000 or more, to use the remainder of the money received, including any interest, to fund crime prevention projects, programs, or services. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.