LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 26, 2005

TO:
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1554 by Alonzo (Relating to a report on Hispanic youth offenders.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1554, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($29,217) through the biennium ending August 31, 2007.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2006 ($22,000)
2007 ($7,217)
2008 ($5,294)
2009 ($5,294)
2010 ($5,294)




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2006 ($22,000)
2007 ($7,217)
2008 ($5,294)
2009 ($5,294)
2010 ($5,294)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Family Code to require the Juvenile Probation Commission to publish a quarterly report on Hispanic youth offenders.   The report would include: the number of Hispanic youth referred to juvenile court, the number of Hispanic youth transferred to a district or criminal district court, the number of Hispanic youth committed to the Texas Youth Commission, placed on probation, or discharged without disposition, and the recidivism rate for Hispanic youth. 

Methodology

The agency states that the bill would require programming to the agency's information systems, program development for recidivism research, training on reporting revisions, and quarterly reporting.  The agency's cost estimate is $22,000 in General Revenue for fiscal year 2006 for initial programming, research, and report publication and $7,217 in General Revenue for fiscal year 2007 for publication costs, training and technical assistance, and research and report preparation.  Ongoing costs in subsequent fiscal years would be $5,294 for research and report preparation.


Technology

Technology costs equal $18,275 for programming in fiscal year 2006.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
665 Juvenile Probation Commission
LBB Staff:
JOB, LB, VDS, LG