BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

                                                                                                                                           H.B. 3098

                                                                                                                                  By: Laubenberg

                                                                                                         Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

                                                                                                       Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

Currently, the Rockwall County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge in Rockwall County, one county commissioner appointed by the commissioner's court, one member of the board of trustees of Rockwall Independent School District and one member of the board of trustees of the Royse City Independent School District.

 

The Rockwall County Commissioners' Court has requested that the composition of the Rockwall County Juvenile Board be changed by replacing the county judge with the judge of the County Court at Law of Rockwall County.

 

House Bill 3098 modifies the composition of the Rockwall County Juvenile Board by replacing the county judge with the judge of the County Court at Law of Rockwall County.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.              Amends Section 152.2051(a) of the Human Resources Code to provide                                          that the Rockwall County Juvenile Board be composed of the judge of the                                                 County Court at Law of Rockwall County as well as the district judge in                                       Rockwall County; one county commissioner appointed by the                                                  commissioner's court; one member of the board of trustees of the                                                            Rockwall Independent School District; and one member of the board of                                              trustees of the Royse City Independent School District.

 

SECTION 2.              This 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, 2005.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

September 1, 2005