SRC-SLL H.B. 3815 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 3815 76R9656 DB-DBy: Gray (Jackson) Administration 5/10/1999 Engrossed DIGEST The Judicial Council's Committee on Juvenile Reform has developed a number of recommendations designed to improve the administration of juvenile justice in Texas. One of these recommendations is to add the presiding municipal court judge and a justice of the peace to the county juvenile board in selected counties. H.B. 3815 would amend the composition of the Galveston County Juvenile Board, to include a municipal court judge and a justice of the peace. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 3815 amends the composition of the Galveston County Juvenile Board, to include a municipal court judge and a justice of the peace. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 152.0901(a), Human Resources Code, to provide that the Galveston County Juvenile Board is composed of a municipal judge in Galveston County, selected by majority vote of all the municipal judges in the county, and a justice of the peace in Galveston County, selected by a majority vote of all the justices of the peace in the county, among others. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.