LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             February 8, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1234  by Naishtat (Relating to the presence of certain
               advocates during forensic medical examinations of alleged
               victims of sexual assaults.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The provisions of the bill would provide that a victim of a sexual
assault shall be offered  the opportunity to have an advocate from a
crime victim assistance program, or another representative of the
victim s choice present with the victim before conducting a forensic
medical examination.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC