S.B. 469 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


S.B. 469
By: Wentworth
Judicial Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

At present, the Comal County Juvenile Board (the "Board") is composed of
the county judge, the judge of the County Court at Law of Comal County and
the judge of the 207th District Court.   

Under S.B. 469, the Board would be composed of the county judge, the judge
of the 207th District Court, an additional district court judge having
jurisdiction in Comal County, the local administrative statutory county
court judge and the criminal district attorney for Comal County.  The
criminal district attorney would have no vote except to break a tie. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

S.B. 469 amends the Human Resources Code to change the composition of the
Comal County Juvenile Board (the "Board") and to require the presiding
district judge of the district courts having jurisdiction in Comal County
to appoint a district court judge to the Board. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect on September 1, 2003.