LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 10, 2015

TO:	Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB107 by White, James (Relating to the fine imposed on a student convicted of truancy.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would change the maximum fine for an offense of failure to attend school from $500 to $20 per offense. Fine revenue is kept locally, not sent to the state, therefore this change would have no cost to the state.

Local Government Impact

The bill would reduce fine revenue collected and retained by local governments.  Revenue losses would vary based on the number of cases and the amount of fine imposed. Hays County reported that revenue from a reduction in fines collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

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