LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB553  by Duncan (Relating to the creation of a task
               force to review the methods and procedures used to
               evaluate a criminal defendant's competency to stand
               trial and use of the insanity defense.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   655   TX Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation,
                   696   Texas Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, VS