Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1707 by West (Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure and allow law enforcement agencies to transfer no more than 10 percent of the gross amount credited to the entity’s criminal asset forfeiture fund into a special fund to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty. The bill would also require the Attorney General to produce an annual report of the total value of this forfeited property for each calendar year. It is assumed that the fiscal impact to the state would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
There could be some administrative costs associated with establishing a separate special fund, and disbursing funds to eligible recipients; however, the fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety