LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 18, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1208 by Whitmire (Relating to the age until which juveniles placed on determinate sentence probation may be on probation.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code to extend the age from 18 to 19 years of age in which a juvenile placed on determinate sentence probation may be on probation.

The Office of Court Administration reported the bill would be a procedural modification that would not have a significant fiscal impact on the courts.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

The Juvenile Probation Commission reported that based on fiscal year (FY) 2010 data, 123 total juveniles would be kept under supervision an additional year which would result in a cost of an estimated $551,759 for local governments.

Dallas County reported the bill could increase the cost of delivering youth probation supervision by an estimated $150,000 per year.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, TP, TB, MWU