LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 25, 2011

TO:	Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB209 by Zaffirini (Relating to the supervision of certain juvenile case managers.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a judge to supervise a juvenile case manager if one is employed by the court, but would also allow the judge to delegate the duty to another officer of the court who is authorized to conduct juvenile hearings, with the exception of a court clerk.

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

LBB Staff:

JOB, JT, TP