LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATURE 1st CALLED SESSION - 2017

July 31, 2017

TO:	Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB326 by Davis, Sarah (Relating to a study on the assessments used by the Board of Pardons and Paroles to make parole decisions.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the assessment components of the parole guidelines. The bill would require BPP to submit a report to certain offices no later than January 1, 2019. According to BPP, any additional work resulting from the provisions of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles

LBB Staff:

UP, KJo, AI, KVe