LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 19, 2025 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB355 by Craddick (Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB355, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($31,485,406) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact toGeneral Revenue Related Funds2026($15,742,703)2027($15,742,703)2028($15,742,703)2029($15,742,703)2030($15,742,703)All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund12026($15,742,703)2027($15,742,703)2028($15,742,703)2029($15,742,703)2030($15,742,703) Fiscal AnalysisThe bill would require the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) to take custody of a youth not later than thirty days after disposition. If TJJD is unable to take custody within thirty days, the bill would require TJJD to reimburse counties at an amount equal to the amount that would have been incurred by the department to detain that youth for that period.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 19, 2025
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB355 by Craddick (Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB355 by Craddick (Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.), As Introduced
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB355 by Craddick (Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.), As Introduced
HB355 by Craddick (Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB355, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($31,485,406) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB355, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($31,485,406) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
2026 ($15,742,703)
2027 ($15,742,703)
2028 ($15,742,703)
2029 ($15,742,703)
2030 ($15,742,703)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
2026 ($15,742,703)
2027 ($15,742,703)
2028 ($15,742,703)
2029 ($15,742,703)
2030 ($15,742,703)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) to take custody of a youth not later than thirty days after disposition. If TJJD is unable to take custody within thirty days, the bill would require TJJD to reimburse counties at an amount equal to the amount that would have been incurred by the department to detain that youth for that period.
Methodology
This analysis is based on data provided by TJJD and assumes the average number of youth and the average number of days youth spend in a local detention facility awaiting transfer to TJJD remains constant.The average number of youth on the waitlist is approximately 108, with an average wait time of 61.7 days after a judge orders their commitment to TJJD before they are accepted into state custody. This means that approximately half of all youth awaiting transfer to TJJD at any given time have been held beyond thirty days after disposition, making the county's expenses related to their detention eligible for reimbursement by TJJD. According to the Legislative Budget Board's Uniform Cost Report the cost per day to detain a youth in a state facility in fiscal year 2024 was $770.53.
This analysis is based on data provided by TJJD and assumes the average number of youth and the average number of days youth spend in a local detention facility awaiting transfer to TJJD remains constant.
The average number of youth on the waitlist is approximately 108, with an average wait time of 61.7 days after a judge orders their commitment to TJJD before they are accepted into state custody. This means that approximately half of all youth awaiting transfer to TJJD at any given time have been held beyond thirty days after disposition, making the county's expenses related to their detention eligible for reimbursement by TJJD. According to the Legislative Budget Board's Uniform Cost Report the cost per day to detain a youth in a state facility in fiscal year 2024 was $770.53.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal impact to local governments cannot be determined. Local Juvenile Probation Departments may see a positive fiscal impact as a result of reimbursement from TJJD if the rate received is higher than the local JPD's cost per day, but the extent of that impact cannot be determined.
Source Agencies: b > td > 644 Juvenile Justice Department
644 Juvenile Justice Department
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