LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 11, 2013 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee On Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB262 by Huffman (Relating to the reporting of criminal disposition completeness percentage data.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the commissioners court of a county to establish a local data advisory board under Article 60.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, not later than the 120th day after reporting a disposition completeness percentage less than 90 percent. The bill would also require a county to certify that its average disposition completeness percentage is 90 percent or more before receiving funds from a state or federal criminal justice grant program. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house. If the bill does not receive the votes required to pass, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact The bill could significantly reduce funding to counties that would be ineligible for state or federal criminal justice grants due to failure to meet the new timetable established by the bill. According to Texas Association of Counties, El Paso County reported that it would have extreme difficulty meeting the new deadline. Failure to meet the deadline would result in $4,749,541.61 annually in lost revenue for El Paso County. Source Agencies:301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, ESi, SD, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 11, 2013
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee On Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB262 by Huffman (Relating to the reporting of criminal disposition completeness percentage data.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee On Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB262 by Huffman (Relating to the reporting of criminal disposition completeness percentage data.), As Introduced
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
SB262 by Huffman (Relating to the reporting of criminal disposition completeness percentage data.), As Introduced
SB262 by Huffman (Relating to the reporting of criminal disposition completeness percentage data.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the commissioners court of a county to establish a local data advisory board under Article 60.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, not later than the 120th day after reporting a disposition completeness percentage less than 90 percent. The bill would also require a county to certify that its average disposition completeness percentage is 90 percent or more before receiving funds from a state or federal criminal justice grant program. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house. If the bill does not receive the votes required to pass, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would require the commissioners court of a county to establish a local data advisory board under Article 60.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, not later than the 120th day after reporting a disposition completeness percentage less than 90 percent.
The bill would also require a county to certify that its average disposition completeness percentage is 90 percent or more before receiving funds from a state or federal criminal justice grant program.
The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house. If the bill does not receive the votes required to pass, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Local Government Impact
The bill could significantly reduce funding to counties that would be ineligible for state or federal criminal justice grants due to failure to meet the new timetable established by the bill. According to Texas Association of Counties, El Paso County reported that it would have extreme difficulty meeting the new deadline. Failure to meet the deadline would result in $4,749,541.61 annually in lost revenue for El Paso County.
The bill could significantly reduce funding to counties that would be ineligible for state or federal criminal justice grants due to failure to meet the new timetable established by the bill.
According to Texas Association of Counties, El Paso County reported that it would have extreme difficulty meeting the new deadline. Failure to meet the deadline would result in $4,749,541.61 annually in lost revenue for El Paso County.
Source Agencies: 301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety
301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, SD, KKR
UP, ESi, SD, KKR