LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Toby Goodman, Chair, House Committee on
               Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1498  by Farabee (Relating to the examination of
               children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for
               possible mental illness or mental retardation.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would clarify that, upon order of the juvenile court, the local
mental health or mental authority is among those appropriate experts who
may examine a child who is referred to the juvenile court or who is
alleged by a petition or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or
conduct indicating a need for supervision.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, AJ, DB