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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the feasibility and potential costs and |
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benefits of implementing a pay-for-performance contract program |
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for certain juvenile justice programs and services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the |
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Texas Juvenile Justice Department. |
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(b) The department shall conduct a study to determine the |
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feasibility and potential costs and benefits to this state of |
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implementing a pay-for-performance contract program under which |
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the department would: |
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(1) contract with an administrator for the operation |
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of juvenile justice programs or the provision of juvenile justice |
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services, the operation or provision of which would be funded using |
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investor-provided financial capital; and |
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(2) make contract payments to the administrator using |
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general obligation bond proceeds or other available money only if |
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specified performance requirements for and outcomes from the |
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programs and services are achieved and the return on investment to |
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this state is positive, thereby rewarding successful results and |
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shifting the financial risk from this state. |
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(c) The department may request assistance and information |
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from the comptroller of public accounts, the Texas Public Finance |
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Authority, or any other state agency as necessary to conduct the |
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study required by this section. |
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(d) Not later than November 1, 2016, the department shall |
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submit a report on the results of the study to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the presiding officers of the standing |
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committees of the senate and house of representatives having |
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jurisdiction over juvenile justice programs and services. The |
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report must indicate whether and to what degree implementing a |
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pay-for-performance program described by Subsection (b) of this |
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section would be cost-effective and feasible, as determined by the |
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department. If the department determines a pay-for-performance |
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program would be cost-effective and feasible, the report must: |
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(1) make recommendations regarding the manner in which |
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the department could effectively operate the program and the types |
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of juvenile justice programs and services that would be selected |
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for the program; and |
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(2) identify any changes in law necessary for |
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implementation of the program. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |