LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 4, 2009

TO:	Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB54 by Zaffirini (Relating to the supervision of certain juvenile case managers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require a judge to supervise a juvenile case manager if one is employed by the court, but allows the judge to delegate the duty to another officer of the court who is authorized to conduct juvenile hearings. The judge may not delegate the supervision duty to the court clerk. This requirement does not apply to a county court for which the judge has appointed one or more full-time magistrates under Section 54.1172, Government Code.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, GG, AI