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 ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * 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) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *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 * *************************************************************************** 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