H.B. 1828 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1828 By: Farabee Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, counties deposit fees received under Chapter 54 of the Family Code into the county graffiti eradication fund, provided for under Article 102.0171 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, counties are limited on how they may spend these funds. House Bill 1828 expands the current legislation to allow the commissioner's court broad latitude to dispense these funds for teen recognition programs, teen court funding, juvenile probation expenses and teen recreation or prevention programs. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1.Amends the heading to Article 102.0171 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to read as, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION FUND. SECTION 2. Amends Articles 102.0171 (c) and (d), Code of Criminal Procedure, to provide the name change to juvenile delinquency prevention fund be used to provide funding for teen recognition and recreation programs, local teen court programs, the local juvenile probation department and educational and intervention programs designed to prevent juveniles from engaging in delinquent conduct. SECTION 3.Amends Section 54.0461, Family Code by striking the words "graffiti eradication" and replacing with the words "juvenile delinquency prevention." SECTION 4.This Act takes effect September 1, 2003. This Act applies to a fee ordered by a juvenile court for a violation of Section 28.08, Penal Code, on or after the effective date of this Act, without regard to whether the conduct that is the basis of the violation occurred before, on, or after that date. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2003.