BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 633 81R2130 PEP-D By: Seliger Jurisprudence 2/27/2009 As Filed AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT Current statute requires that three municipalities or counties are necessary to create a regional drug court program. In some instances, a region may only need or be able to get a consortium of two counties or municipalities. Thus, it is in the best interest of certain regions to lower the requirements to two counties or municipalities. As proposed, S.B. 633 reduces from three to two the number of counties or municipalities needed to create a regional drug court program. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 469.0025(a), Health and Safety Code, to authorize the commissioners courts of two, rather than three, or more counties or the governing bodies of two, rather than three, or more municipalities to elect to establish a regional drug court program under this chapter for the participating counties or municipalities. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2009.
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 633
81R2130 PEP-D By: Seliger
Jurisprudence
2/27/2009
As Filed
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Current statute requires that three municipalities or counties are necessary to create a regional drug court program. In some instances, a region may only need or be able to get a consortium of two counties or municipalities. Thus, it is in the best interest of certain regions to lower the requirements to two counties or municipalities.
As proposed, S.B. 633 reduces from three to two the number of counties or municipalities needed to create a regional drug court program.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 469.0025(a), Health and Safety Code, to authorize the commissioners courts of two, rather than three, or more counties or the governing bodies of two, rather than three, or more municipalities to elect to establish a regional drug court program under this chapter for the participating counties or municipalities.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2009.