| TO: | Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1954 by Haggerty (Relating to the adoption of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.), As Introduced |
The bill would repeal Family Code, Section 60.002, and add Family Code, Section 60.010, to enact a new Interstate Compact for Juveniles. Compacting states would create the Interstate Commission for Juveniles. The new commission would consist of appointed commissioners from each participating state who would work in coordination with the newly created State Council of Interstate Juvenile Supervision. The purpose of the commission would be to provide proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents, and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped, or run away from supervision.
The fiscal impact to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) would depend on the methodology included in Section VIII, Finance, of the proposed legislation. This section states that the commission should collect an annual fee (determined by the commission) from each participating state based on the population of each compacting state and the volume of interstate movement of juveniles in each compacting state. Currently, TYC pays $400 in annual dues and estimates an increase of fees to $37,000 per year.
| Source Agencies: | 211 Court of Criminal Appeals, 301 Office of the Governor, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 694 Youth Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JK, GO, VDS, LG
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