| 1 | 1 | | 84R94 KKR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: White of Tyler H.B. No. 309 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study on the feasibility and potential costs and |
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| 8 | 8 | | benefits of implementing a pay-for-performance contract program |
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| 9 | 9 | | for certain juvenile justice programs and services. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Texas Juvenile Justice Department. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) The department shall conduct a study to determine the |
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| 14 | 14 | | feasibility and potential costs and benefits to this state of |
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| 15 | 15 | | implementing a pay-for-performance contract program under which |
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| 16 | 16 | | the department would: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) contract with an administrator for the operation |
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| 18 | 18 | | of juvenile justice programs or the provision of juvenile justice |
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| 19 | 19 | | services, the operation or provision of which would be funded using |
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| 20 | 20 | | investor-provided financial capital; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) make contract payments to the administrator using |
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| 22 | 22 | | general obligation bond proceeds or other available money only if |
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| 23 | 23 | | specified performance requirements for and outcomes from the |
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| 24 | 24 | | programs and services are achieved and the return on investment to |
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| 25 | 25 | | this state is positive, thereby rewarding successful results and |
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| 26 | 26 | | shifting the financial risk from this state. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) The department may request assistance and information |
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| 28 | 28 | | from the comptroller of public accounts, the Texas Public Finance |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authority, or any other state agency as necessary to conduct the |
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| 30 | 30 | | study required by this section. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) Not later than November 1, 2016, the department shall |
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| 32 | 32 | | submit a report on the results of the study to the governor, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | lieutenant governor, and the presiding officers of the standing |
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| 34 | 34 | | committees of the senate and house of representatives having |
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| 35 | 35 | | jurisdiction over juvenile justice programs and services. The |
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| 36 | 36 | | report must indicate whether and to what degree implementing a |
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| 37 | 37 | | pay-for-performance program described by Subsection (b) of this |
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| 38 | 38 | | section would be cost-effective and feasible, as determined by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | department. If the department determines a pay-for-performance |
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| 40 | 40 | | program would be cost-effective and feasible, the report must: |
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| 41 | 41 | | (1) make recommendations regarding the manner in which |
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| 42 | 42 | | the department could effectively operate the program and the types |
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| 43 | 43 | | of juvenile justice programs and services that would be selected |
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| 44 | 44 | | for the program; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) identify any changes in law necessary for |
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| 46 | 46 | | implementation of the program. |
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| 47 | 47 | | (e) This section expires January 1, 2017. |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 49 | 49 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 50 | 50 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 51 | 51 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 52 | 52 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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