| TO: | Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB103 by Hinojosa (Relating to the Texas Youth Commission and the prosecution of certain offenses and delinquent conduct in the Texas Youth Commission and certain other criminal justice agencies; providing penalties. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
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 youth committed to TYC for a misdemeanor prior to the enactment of the bill to be released not later than their 19th birthday.
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:
| Fiscal Year | Decrease In Demand For TYC Residential Capacity | Decrease In Demand for TYC Parole Supervision Population | Increase In Demand For TDCJ Prison Capacity | Increase In TDCJ Parole Supervision Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 692 | 958 | 319 | 1,117 |
| 2009 | 1,035 | 1,091 | 400 | 1,293 |
| 2010 | 1,142 | 1,249 | 352 | 1,331 |
| 2011 | 1,171 | 1,312 | 337 | 1,304 |
| 2012 | 1,176 | 1,331 | 351 | 1,281 |
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, GG
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