LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 18, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB800  by Gallego (Relating to the rights of victims of
               crime, the payment of restitution to victims, and the
               training of certain persons who deal with victims.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would allow the Pardons and Paroles Division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice to waive a supervision fee or an
administrative fee on an inmate during any period in which the inmate is
required to pay victim restitution.  The extent to which this option is
exercised would have a negative impact on revenues to the State.  For
example, the Office of the Attorney General has estimated that if this
option were exercised in all instances, the potential loss of revenue to
the Compensation to Victims of Crime fund would equal $480,000 per year.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   213   Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney, 407
                   Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
                   Education, 694   Texas Youth Commission, 212
                   Office of Court Administration, 696   Texas
                   Department of Criminal Justice, 302   Office of the
                   Attorney General
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, VS, DG, DB