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BILL ANALYSIS |
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By: West |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, the Juvenile Probation Commission is required to report annually to the governor and the legislature on the commission's operations and the condition of probation services in the state.
C.S.S.B. 1374 requires the Juvenile Probation Commission to include additional information regarding the effectiveness of community-based programs.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 141.024(a), Human Resources Code, as follows:
(a) Requires the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) to report annually to the governor and the legislature on TJPC's operations and the condition of probation services in the state during the previous year. Provides that the report:
(1) is authorized to include recommendations; and
(2) is required to include:
(A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the community-based programs operated under Section 54.0401 (Community-based Programs), Family Code.
(B) information comparing the cost of a child participating in a program described by Paragraph (A) with the cost of committing the child to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). Makes conforming changes.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2009.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2009.
COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE
The Committee Substitute to Senate Bill 1374 removes the creation of community corrections pilot program in certain counties.