TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3207 by Alonzo (Relating to the authority of public defenders to refuse to accept indigent defense appointments for good cause.), As Introduced |
The bill would disallow a public defender from accepting an appointment under Article 26.04(f) if the acceptance of the appointment would violate the maximum allowable caseloads established at the public defender's office. A chief public defender would be required to file with the court any reason for refusing the appointment, and the chief public defender may not be terminated, removed, or sanctioned for refusing in good faith to accept an appointment.
The Office of Court Administration reported that no significant impact is anticipated from the bill.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
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LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, KKR
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