LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB880 by Whitmire (Relating to the operation of pretrial intervention and certain other programs by a community supervision and corrections department.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Government Code, Section 76.011, to permit a community supervision and corrections department (CSCD) to operate programs related to pretrial, bail, occupational driver's licenses, and deep-lung breath analysis mechanisms. The bill would amend Government Code, Sections 76.015 (c), and 103.0211 to increase the upper limit on the administrative fee for CSCD programs from $40 to $60 per month. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. 

Local Government Impact

The Department of Criminal Justice and the Comptroller of Public Accounts report that a positive impact for local government is anticipated; however, revenue gains are not anticipated to be significant.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, GG, AI, KKR, JJO