HBA-SEB H.B. 3815 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3815
By: Gray
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
4/21/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Judicial Council's Committee on Juvenile Reform has developed a number
of recommendations designed to improve the administration of juvenile
justice in Texas.  One of the recommendations is to add the presiding
municipal court judge and a justice of the peace to certain county juvenile
boards.  The purpose of this recommendation is to enhance communication and
coordination between all trial courts concerned with juvenile matters.    

H.B. 3815 includes in the composition of the Galveston County Juvenile
Board a municipal judge in Galveston County, selected by a majority vote of
all municipal judges in the county, and a justice of the peace in Galveston
County, selected by a majority vote of all the justices of the peace in the
county. 

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 152.0901(a), Human Resources Code, to include in
the composition of the Galveston County Juvenile Board a municipal judge in
Galveston County, selected by a majority vote of all municipal judges in
the county, and a justice of the peace in Galveston County, selected by a
majority vote of all the justices of the peace in the county.  Makes a
conforming change. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.