| TO: | Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB653 by Whitmire (Relating to abolishing the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and transferring the powers and duties of those agencies to the newly created Texas Juvenile Justice Department and to the functions of the independent ombudsman that serves the department. |
No significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies is anticipated from any provisions of this bill that authorize or require a change in the sanctions applicable to juveniles convicted of felony crimes.
| Source Agencies: | 116 Sunset Advisory Commission, 313 Department of Information Resources, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 694 Youth Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, GG, LM, JGA
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