HBA-MPA H.B. 1082 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1082
By: Bosse
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
7/7/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Thousands of juvenile cases are filed each year with the 16 justice courts
of Harris County.  Prior to the 76th Legislature, there had been an
informal agreement among the three juvenile district courts and the 16
justice courts on the distribution of cases.  Because the justice courts
had been heavily impacted by the juvenile crime cases, the inclusion of a
justice of the peace on the Harris County Juvenile Board may have been
needed in order to improve efficiency.  H.B. 1082 includes a justice of the
peace on the Harris County Juvenile Board, thereby formalizing the
relationship between the district and justice courts. 

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 152.1071(a), Human Resources Code, by adding to
the composition of the Harris County juvenile board a justice of the peace
from Harris County selected by a majority vote of all the justices of the
peace in the county. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.