Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2699 by Turner (Relating to the creation of special monitors for the Commission on Jail Standards. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 511 of the Government Code to allow the Commission on Jail Standards to place under a special monitor any correctional facility that fails three consecutive annual inspections due to management-related deficiencies. The commission would contract with special monitors to review and monitor the conditions in a correctional facility and set an amount of monthly compensation for the special monitor. The county or municipality would be responsible for the monthly payments to the special monitor and a two percent administrative fee to the commission. This analysis assumes that any costs associated with the administration of the special monitors would be offset by fee collections from the affected counties or municipalities.
Local Government Impact
Costs to counties or municipalities would depend on the fees charged by the commission for review and monitoring.