Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1020 by Reynolds (Relating to the certification of alcohol awareness programs required for minors convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain alcohol offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 106 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code relating to the certification of alcohol awareness programs required for minors convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain alcohol offenses. The bill would amend the statute to update the agency authorized to approve alchol awareness programs to remove the former agency name of Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) and replace it with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The bill would clarify that the alcohol awareness program is approved by DSHS or the Texas Education Agency (TEA). DSHS indicates that implementation of the bill would not change current practice and thus could be implemented within existing resources. Based on the analysis provided by TEA, it is assumed that the provisions of the bill can be implemented within existing resources. As the statutory change pertains to offenses not prosecuted in state courts, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated to the Office of Court Administration. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of each house; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 537 State Health Services, Department of