Honorable Andrew S. Murr, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2752 by Meza (Relating to a study on the impact of the use of administrative segregation on inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2752, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($500,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2022
($500,000)
2023
$0
2024
$0
2025
$0
2026
$0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
2022
($500,000)
2023
$0
2024
$0
2025
$0
2026
$0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Comptroller, in coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services, to conduct a study on the impact of administrative segregation on inmates confined in facilities operated by, or under contract with, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The bill would require the Comptroller to prepare and submit the report and any recommendations to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, each standing committee of the Legislature having primary jurisdiction over the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Legislative Budget Board by December 1, 2022.
Methodology
According to the Comptroller, the agency does not have the subject matter expertise necessary to complete the study, and therefore would incur a one-time contracting cost of $500,000 in fiscal year 2022 to contract with an outside entity to conduct the study.
This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 537 State Health Services, 696 Department of Criminal Justice