| TO: | Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1295 by West, Royce (Relating to the establishment of community-based programs administered by the juvenile boards of certain counties.), As Engrossed |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
|---|---|
| 2008 | ($2,787,374) |
| 2009 | ($2,785,464) |
| 2010 | ($2,785,464) |
| 2011 | ($2,785,464) |
| 2012 | ($2,785,464) |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ($2,787,374) | 1.0 |
| 2009 | ($2,785,464) | 1.0 |
| 2010 | ($2,785,464) | 1.0 |
| 2011 | ($2,785,464) | 1.0 |
| 2012 | ($2,785,464) | 1.0 |
The bill would permit a juvenile court in a county with a population of 800,000 or greater to require a youth who is found to have engaged in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the grade of misdemeanor, who would otherwise be committed to the Youth Commission (TYC), and has not previously been committed to TYC, to participate in a community-based program administered by the county's juvenile board. The programs would be required to be in place not later than January 1, 2008.
The Juvenile Probation Commission (JPC) would provide grants to juvenile boards for the community-based programs, and would be required to establish guidelines for implementation of the programs. The guidelines would be required to be in place not later than November 1, 2007, and each juvenile board would have to comply with the guidelines. JPC would be required to prepare and deliver a report describing the implementation and effectiveness of the community-based programs and comparing the cost of the community-based programs to the cost of committing youth to TYC. The report would be delivered to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature not later than January 1, 2009. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, or on September 1, 2007 if it does not receive the votes necessary for immediate implementation.
JPC reports that five counties would be impacted by the bill: Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Travis. JPC anticipates a pilot program would be developed in each of the five counties. Using a program size of 30 youth, a 6-month length of stay, and a $50 per day estimated cost (based on a current program run by a vendor in
JPC further reports that two additional half-time FTEs would be necessary to develop, oversee, monitor, and reimburse the programs. The additional costs are estimated at $49,874 in fiscal year 2008 and $47,964 in future years. The total anticipated cost of the community-based programs for misdemeanor offenders is $2,787,374 in fiscal year 2008 and $2,785,464 in fiscal year 2009, and in future years. The biennial cost would be $5,572,838. The analysis assumes that the state would bear the total cost of the community-based programs.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, GG, AI
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