LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 28, 2011

TO:	Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1241 by West (Relating to authorizing certain courts to access information in the juvenile justice information system.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code to allow the Department of Public Safety to release information from the juvenile justice information system to a county, justice, or municipal court exercising jurisdiction over truancy cases.  To the extent the bill would amend procedures in truancy cases, no significant fiscal implication to the state is anticipated.  The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

No 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, JT, TB, KKR