Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB932 by Johnson, Jarvis (Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care. ), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Human Resources Code relating to the collection of foster care information of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). The bill would require TJJD to collect the information from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services during the admissions process, and to provide a report to the legislature in even-numbered years detailing foster care statistics of TJJD committed youths. The bill also directs TJJD, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), and local juvenile probation departments to collaborate to create a method by which departments statewide are able to access this information from DFPS.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 644 Juvenile Justice Department