H.B. 2002 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2002 By: Dutton Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 1997, the 75th Legislature authorized the Texas Youth Commission to sell or license to an individual or to a private or public entity the right to use its treatment program. This nationally recognized program, the Resocialization Program, is a structured, comprehensive rehabilitation program with demonstrated effectiveness in reducing serious criminal behavior. The proceeds from the sale or license are to be deposited to the credit of the fund that is used to develop the program. The purpose of the 1997 Act was to make the Resocialization Program available to other states and to other treatment providers, but to do so in a way that fairly recoups some of the costs of its development and provides funds for further development and implementation of the program within the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). House Bill 2002 would permit unexpended proceeds in the fund at the end of each fiscal year, to be carried over to the next fiscal year in the same account so that they might be used by TYC to help sustain an agency resocialization training institute for TYC treatment providers and mid-level managers. 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 Section 61.054, Human Resources Code, by adding Subsection (c) to provide that at the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended proceeds from the sale or license of a treatment program shall be carried over to the next fiscal year to the credit of the fund that provided the money to finance the development of the treatment program. SECTION 2.The Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2003.