LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 18, 2015 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB536 by Whitmire (Relating to the designation of certain prostitution prevention programs as commercially sexually exploited persons court programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would move Chapter 169A Health and Safety Code to Subtitle K, Title 2 GovernmentCode. It would also reclassify "prostitution prevention programs" as "commercially sexuallyexploited persons court programs". The bill would permit local entities to apply to the Office of the Governor for grants for establishing commercially sexually exploited persons program. The bill would also require local entities to submit certain documentation and seek approval and verification from the criminal justice division of the Office of the Governor in establishing such programs. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KJo LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 18, 2015 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB536 by Whitmire (Relating to the designation of certain prostitution prevention programs as commercially sexually exploited persons court programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB536 by Whitmire (Relating to the designation of certain prostitution prevention programs as commercially sexually exploited persons court programs.), 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 SB536 by Whitmire (Relating to the designation of certain prostitution prevention programs as commercially sexually exploited persons court programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB536 by Whitmire (Relating to the designation of certain prostitution prevention programs as commercially sexually exploited persons court programs.), 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 move Chapter 169A Health and Safety Code to Subtitle K, Title 2 GovernmentCode. It would also reclassify "prostitution prevention programs" as "commercially sexuallyexploited persons court programs". The bill would permit local entities to apply to the Office of the Governor for grants for establishing commercially sexually exploited persons program. The bill would also require local entities to submit certain documentation and seek approval and verification from the criminal justice division of the Office of the Governor in establishing such programs. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KJo UP, KJo