SRC-ARR S.B. 1895 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1895
76R9656 DB-DBy: Jackson
Intergovernmental Relations
5/3/1999
As Filed


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. S.B. 1895 would amend composition of the
Galveston County Juvenile Board, to include a municipal court judge and
justice of the peace.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1895 amends composition of the Galveston County Juvenile
Board. 

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
and a justice of the peace in Galveston County, selected by a majority vote
of all the municipal judges and justices of the peace in the county. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.