TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2291 by Farias (Relating to a study of victim-offender mediation programs for juvenile offenders.), As Engrossed |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | ($303,840) |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2008 | ($303,840) |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
The bill would require the Juvenile Probation Commission (JPC) to conduct a study of established
JPC would be required to complete a report not later than July 1, 2008 to include the estimated cost of the implementation and administration of victim-offender mediation programs to state and local governments, a review of the benefits of participation in a victim-mediation program to juvenile offenders and victims, and any recommendations for legislation establishing guidelines for implementing and administering victim-offender mediation programs.
JPC estimates the cost of the study would be $303,840 in fiscal year 2008. The agency would contract with a university or consultant to accomplish the provisions of the bill. The agency's cost estimates include travel to Austin for up to ten national and state experts ($10,000), travel to 40 juvenile probation departments to collect program data (40 trips at $800 equals $32,000), consultant labor for data collection trips (3 days per visit at 8 hours per day for 40 trips at $200 per hour equals $192,000), cost of consultant labor for meeting with JPC administration, data analysis, and report preparation (12 days at 8 hours per day at $200 per hour equals $19,200), and an estimated 20 percent administration charge to administer the contract ($50,640).
Source Agencies: | 665 Juvenile Probation Commission
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ES, GG, AI
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