HBA-CMT, KDB H.B. 726 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 726
By: Turner, Bob
Corrections
3/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Past legislation provided statutory recognition to the criminal justice
division, set forth its responsibilities, and included various provisions
related to the administration of grants.  One of the grant provisions in
the Government Code requires that the costs of programs and projects funded
to local general purpose units of government be assumed over a period of
five years out of local revenues.  The criminal justice division makes
grants to state agencies, units of local government, school districts,
nonprofit corporations, crime control and prevention districts, and
faith-based organizations, but only local general purpose units of
government  are limited to the provision of the Government Code that the
costs of programs and projects funded be assumed over a five year period
out of local revenues.  House Bill 726 places local general purpose units
of government on an equal basis with all other applicants when applying for
and receiving criminal justice funds. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 726 amends the Government Code to provide that the governor
establish procedures and policies that require  regional criminal justice
advisory committees to recommend and the criminal justice division in the
governor's office to approve the duration of projects, the eligibility of
projects for renewal, and, where appropriate, a schedule for the
applicant's assumption of the costs of the project. 
H.B. 726 removes language that provides that the governor establish
procedures and policies that require that the costs of programs and
projects funded to local general purpose units of government be assumed
over a period of five years out of local revenues. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.