TO: | Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB734 by Patrick, Diane (Relating to the jurisdiction of constitutional county courts over truancy cases and the appointment of magistrates to hear truancy cases in certain counties.), As Engrossed |
The number of relevant cases adjudicated will not be increased in the affected county. It is assumed that these cases would generally be handled by special magistrates on behalf of the constitutional county court. While the overall cost of adjudicating truancy cases would not be significantly different, expenses would be shifted from justice and municipal courts to the constitutional county court in the county affected by this bill. Savings realized by justice and municipal courts would be offset by costs realized by constitutional county court.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JT, JGM, JSp, LXH, KKR
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