LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 22, 2021

TO:
Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3712 by Thompson, Ed (Relating to the hiring and training of and policies for peace officers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Occupations Code as it relates to the training and hiring of and policies for peace officers. Under the provisions of the bill, certain required training and policies for peace officers would be modified and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement would be required to develop a model policy for pre-employment investigations of licensed law enforcement officers as outlined in the bill. 

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.




Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JMc, DKN, LM, SPA