The bill would amend the Family Code by prohibiting juvenile courts from committing youth to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) for a misdemeanor crime, or for violation of misdemeanor probation, and requires and youth committed to TYC for a misdemeanor prior to the enactment of the bill to be released not later than their 19^th birthday.  The bill would also amend the Government Code by requiring that for youths transferred from TYC to the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), a parole panel must review the person’s records before releasing to parole.  

For the purposes of this analysis, it is assumed that of the offenders removed from TYC, according to the provisions of the bill, only sentenced offenders and certain violent offenders would be transferred from TYC to TDCJ facilities, or to TDCJ parole supervision.  Assuming that sentencing patterns and release policies not addressed in this bill remain constant, the probable impact of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage, in terms of daily demand upon the Texas Youth Commission and adult corrections agencies, is estimated as follows: