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:	HB1449 by Dutton (Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including proceedings for the establishment, modification,and enforcement of child support; providing a civil penalty. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Family Code to allow the court to continue the community supervision of an individual beyond the current 10 year maximum for an additional two-year period or to the date on which all child support has been paid, whichever comes first. 
 
Extending terms of community supervision is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the State due to longer terms of probation.  During fiscal year 2004, individuals who completed or were discharged early from community supervision served an average of 4.7 years on probation prior to termination.  It is possible that the average time served for probationers could increase if community supervision terms are extended, depending on the number of persons on community supervision who are in arrearage of child support payments and the extent to which the courts would use the option of extending probation terms.  In the case of this bill, the increased workload and demand for resources would probably not be substantial.