The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Government Code as it relates to grants for the development and operation of pretrial intervention programs. Under the provisions of the bill, the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may award grants to certain entities for the development and operation of pretrial intervention programs for defendants who are the primary caretaker of a child or who are pregnant at the time of placement into the program.
 
The bill does not expressly create a felony offense, increase the punishment for an existing misdemeanor to that of a felony, increase the punishment for an existing felony offense or category of felony level offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for felony community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or the demand for state correctional resources.