The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Local Government Code as it relates to the creating of a Justice Reinvestment Incentive Program. Under the provisions of the bill, a program would be created to provide incentives to local government entities for diversion programs for individuals involved in criminal activity in the form of financial awards made to the county.
This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources. 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.