HBA-JRA H.B. 2724 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2724
By: Pickett
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
3/19/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the juvenile board of El Paso County is composed of the county
judge, the county's family district court judges and juvenile court judges,
and up to five judges serving on the El Paso Council of Judges.  The Texas
Judicial Council and its Committee on Juvenile Justice Reform/Impact on the
Courts have recommended that the membership of juvenile boards should be
expanded.  They propose that judges from other local courts having
jurisdiction over juveniles should be included on the board in order to
permit all of the courts with jurisdiction over juveniles to work together
to address juvenile crime.  H.B. 2724 adds the municipal judge of the city
of El Paso and a justice of the peace in El Paso County to the El Paso
County Juvenile Board. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 152.0771(a), Human Resources Code, to add to the
juvenile board of El Paso County the presiding municipal judge from the
City of El Paso and a justice of the peace in El Paso County, selected by
majority vote of all the justices of the peace in the county. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.