LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 19, 2001
TO: Honorable Pat Haggerty, Chair, House Committee on
Corrections
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB223 by Wise (Relating to procedural requirements
applicable to the release on parole of certain sex
offenders.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB223, As Introduced: negative impact of $(3,600,000) through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(1,800,000) *
* 2003 (1,800,000) *
* 2004 (1,800,000) *
* 2005 (1,800,000) *
* 2006 (1,800,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(1,800,000) 0.0 *
* 2003 (1,800,000) 0.0 *
* 2004 (1,800,000) 0.0 *
* 2005 (1,800,000) 0.0 *
* 2006 (1,800,000) 0.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require a parole panel to require that inmates convicted
of certain sex offenses, prior to their consideration for release on
parole, submit to an evaluation by an individual or organization that
provides sex offender treatment or counseling to determine whether the
inmate if released would pose a threat to public safety. The bill would
take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) estimates that evaluations
would have to be completed for at least 200 inmates each month at an
average cost of $750 per evaluation.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 696 Texas
Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: JK, JC, VS, DB