Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2911 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 4, 2017      TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2911 by Lucio III (Relating to a reemployment program as a condition of community supervision for certain veterans who commit a misdemeanor offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Labor Code, the Government Code, and the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish a re-employment program for certain veterans charged with a misdemeanor offense that would be developed and implemented by the Texas Workforce Commission.  The bill would require the presiding judge to inform eligible defendants of the program, but would prohibit the judge from requiring participation.  The bill would establish a standard for successful completion of the program and would outline procedures in the event of a failure to complete the program.  Based on the analysis of the Texas Workforce Commission, the Office of Court Administration, the Comptroller, and the Department of Criminal Justice, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources. Local Government Impact According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Local Workforce Development Boards would provide education and training services to participants referred by the court for this program. These participants can be served through existing workforce development and job placement activities. Any operational impact would be absorbed using existing resources.     Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice   LBB Staff:  UP, KJo, PBO, JGA    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 4, 2017





  TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2911 by Lucio III (Relating to a reemployment program as a condition of community supervision for certain veterans who commit a misdemeanor offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2911 by Lucio III (Relating to a reemployment program as a condition of community supervision for certain veterans who commit a misdemeanor offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence 

 Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB2911 by Lucio III (Relating to a reemployment program as a condition of community supervision for certain veterans who commit a misdemeanor offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB2911 by Lucio III (Relating to a reemployment program as a condition of community supervision for certain veterans who commit a misdemeanor offense.), 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 Labor Code, the Government Code, and the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish a re-employment program for certain veterans charged with a misdemeanor offense that would be developed and implemented by the Texas Workforce Commission.  The bill would require the presiding judge to inform eligible defendants of the program, but would prohibit the judge from requiring participation.  The bill would establish a standard for successful completion of the program and would outline procedures in the event of a failure to complete the program.  Based on the analysis of the Texas Workforce Commission, the Office of Court Administration, the Comptroller, and the Department of Criminal Justice, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Local Workforce Development Boards would provide education and training services to participants referred by the court for this program. These participants can be served through existing workforce development and job placement activities. Any operational impact would be absorbed using existing resources. 

Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff: UP, KJo, PBO, JGA

 UP, KJo, PBO, JGA