LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 10, 2007

TO:
Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB799 by Ellis (Relating to the creation of the Texas Eyewitness Identification Working Group.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would create the Texas Eyewitness Identification Working Group composed of the executive directors or their designees of the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University, the Eyewitness Identification Research Laboratory of The University of Texas at El Paso, and the president of the Texas Police Chiefs Association.

The working group would be required to develop, adopt, and disseminate to all state and local law enforcement agencies in this state model comprehensive policies and procedures and associated training materials regarding the administration of photograph and live lineup identification procedures.

The model policies and procedures would be advisory only.


Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System
LBB Staff:
JOB, ES, SD, JM, KJG