LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 20, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB546  by Noriega (Relating to judicial training.),
               Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require a judge to complete training on ethnic, cultural,
and racial awareness in the judge's first four years of service and to
complete additional such training for each four years of service
thereafter.  The bill would also require judges who are in office on
August 31, 2001, to take the training before the end of their term.

The bill would take effect August 31, 2001.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB