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


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 726
By: Turner, Bob
Corrections
4/24/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



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.  C.S.H.B. 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

C.S.H.B. 726 amends the Government Code to remove language that requires
the governor to establish procedures and policies through the criminal
justice division in the governor's office that require the costs of
programs and projects funded to local general purpose units of government
to be assumed over a period of five years out of local revenues. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 726 modifies the original by removing the provision added in the
original 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.