LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 4, 2011

TO:	Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB961 by Turner (Relating to the sealing of and restricting access to juvenile records of adjudications of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code regarding the age of a juvenile as it relates to the courts sealing and restricting access to juvenile records. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures, no significant impact to judicial workloads or fiscal implication to the state is anticipated.  The bill would take immediate effect if the bill receives two-thirds the vote of all members in both houses.  Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 694 Youth Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, TB, KKR