TO: | Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB914 by Madden (Relating to the establishment of an office of inspector general at the Texas Youth Commission. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2008 | ($265,265) |
2009 | ($260,945) |
2010 | ($261,425) |
2011 | ($261,905) |
2012 | ($262,385) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
---|---|---|
2008 | ($265,265) | (4.0) |
2009 | ($260,945) | (4.0) |
2010 | ($261,425) | (4.0) |
2011 | ($261,905) | (4.0) |
2012 | ($262,385) | (4.0) |
The bill would amend Article 2.12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure adding inspectors general to the Youth Commission (TYC) as peace officers. The bill would amend Section 61.0451 of the Human Resources Code to establish an office of inspector general for the purpose of investigating fraud committed by TYC employees, including contract parole officers and crime committed in TYC facilities or contract programs. TYC would establish policies and procedures for the operations of the office of inspector general. The office of inspector general would be able to employ commissioned peace officers as inspectors general with all the powers and duties given to peace officers in this state. The inspectors general would report the results of any investigations to the TYC board, the standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with primary jurisdiction over matters concerning correctional facilities, and the Special Prosecution Unit (SPU). The TYC board would appoint a commissioned peace officer as chief inspector general. The chief inspector general would provide the board with a report concerning operations of the office of inspector general on a quarterly basis. The report would include the types of investigations conducted by the office of inspector general such as the involvement of narcotics or incidents of sexual abuse, the relationship of the victim and perpetrator, if applicable, and the number of investigations conducted involving deaths, suicides, and hospitalizations of youth in the custody of TYC. The report would be considered public information and the board would publish the report on TYC's website. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members of each house. If this bill does not receive the necessary vote, it would take effect September 1, 2007
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ES, GG, AI
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