LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 15, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
               House of Representatives
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2494  by Haggerty (relating to the ratification of the
               Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.), As
               Passed 2nd House
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would create the Texas State Council for Interstate Adult
Offender Supervision.  The Council would consist of the executive
director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the executive
director's designee, three members appointed by the governor, one member
appointed by the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, one
member appointed by the lieutenant governor, and one member appointed by
the speaker of the house of representatives.  The Council would advise
the compact administrator on the state's participation in the activities
of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision and the
administration of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
For the purposes of this analysis, it is assumed that the members of the
Council would receive no additional compensation.  The governor would
appoint the state's compact administrator and the state's commissioner to
the commission.  The bill would also enter the state into the Interstate
Compact for Adult Offender Supervision for the control and regulation of
the interstate movement of offenders.  For the purposes of this
analysis, it is assumed that the Interstate Compact would not
significantly alter the current status of interstate supervision of
offenders.  Costs associated with the bill would ultimately depend on the
rules promulgated and fees assessed by the Interstate Commission for
Adult Offender Supervision.  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
reports that tentative estimates would increase the state assessment for
participation in the Interstate Compact from $2,000 to $50,000 per year.
The bill would also repeal Article 42.11, Code of Criminal Procedure,
relating to the supervision of out-of-state parolees, on the first
anniversary of the date on which the Interstate Compact becomes
effective.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of
two-thirds of all members in each house.  If not, the bill would take
effect September 1, 2001.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, VS