LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2013 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1839 by Whitmire (Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require jail staff to supervise a child while incidental contact between the child and a detained adult at the facility is possible. The bill would also repeal Section 51.12(g), Family Code, which would no longer require jails to have separate detention staff for children. Local Government Impact The bill would result in cost savings to county jails; however, savings are not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:409 Commission on Jail Standards, 644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department LBB Staff: UP, ESi, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2013
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1839 by Whitmire (Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1839 by Whitmire (Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1839 by Whitmire (Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1839 by Whitmire (Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require jail staff to supervise a child while incidental contact between the child and a detained adult at the facility is possible. The bill would also repeal Section 51.12(g), Family Code, which would no longer require jails to have separate detention staff for children.
The bill would require jail staff to supervise a child while incidental contact between the child and a detained adult at the facility is possible. The bill would also repeal Section 51.12(g), Family Code, which would no longer require jails to have separate detention staff for children.
Local Government Impact
The bill would result in cost savings to county jails; however, savings are not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department
409 Commission on Jail Standards, 644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, KKR
UP, ESi, KKR