LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 18, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Pat Haggerty, Chair, House Committee on
               Corrections
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB288  by Armbrister (relating to the financial
               transactions of a community supervision and corrections
               department.), Committee Report 2nd House, as amended
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill would amend Section 76.004 of the Government Code to allow
district judges to appoint a fiscal officer, other than the county
auditor, to be responsible for the financial transactions of the
community supervision and corrections department (CSCD).  The CSCD would
be required to pay all costs associated with employing a fiscal officer.

According to the Texas Probation Association (TPA), 26 of the 122 CSCDs
currently employ a financial officer other than the county auditor. TPA
reports that the minimum cost for employing a financial officer would be
$80,000 per year, which includes salary, benefits, travel, and
equipment.
  
  
Source Agencies:   696   Texas Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, VS, DB