LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2015 TO: Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3726 by Farias (Relating to establishing a veterans services coordinator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a veterans rehabilitation dorm program for certain state jail defendants confined by the department.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to establish a voluntary veterans rehabilitation and transition program for certain TDCJ offenders as specified in the bill, as well as establish a TDCJ veterans services coordinator to be responsible for certain duties. TDCJ indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: UP, FR, AI, JN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2015 TO: Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3726 by Farias (Relating to establishing a veterans services coordinator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a veterans rehabilitation dorm program for certain state jail defendants confined by the department.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3726 by Farias (Relating to establishing a veterans services coordinator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a veterans rehabilitation dorm program for certain state jail defendants confined by the department.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB3726 by Farias (Relating to establishing a veterans services coordinator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a veterans rehabilitation dorm program for certain state jail defendants confined by the department.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB3726 by Farias (Relating to establishing a veterans services coordinator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a veterans rehabilitation dorm program for certain state jail defendants confined by the department.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to establish a voluntary veterans rehabilitation and transition program for certain TDCJ offenders as specified in the bill, as well as establish a TDCJ veterans services coordinator to be responsible for certain duties. TDCJ indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 696 Department of Criminal Justice 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: UP, FR, AI, JN UP, FR, AI, JN