LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 1, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Pat Haggerty, Chair, House Committee on
               Corrections
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1535  by Allen (Relating to the eligibility for
               community supervision or parole for certain  defendants
               convicted of sexual assault.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by eliminating the
possibility of judge ordered community supervision for all offenders
adjudged guilty of the offense of sexual assault.  The bill would also
require all persons adjudged guilty of sexual assault to serve in actual
calendar time, one-half of their sentence or 30 calendar years, whichever
is less, but in no event would the inmate be eligible for release on
parole in less than two years.

Under current law and policy, the average time served in prison by
persons likely to be affected by the provisions of this bill is greater
than five years.  Therefore, no significant impact on demands on the
adult corrections agencies is anticipated during the first five years
following passage.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, MD, GG