HBA-DMD H.B. 3209 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3209
By: Jones, Jesse
Public Safety
4/1/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, crime stoppers organizations certified by local governments to
receive money from payments made under Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
Procedure (Community Supervision), or repayments under Article 37.073
(Repayment of Reward) and Article 42.152 (Repayment of Reward), Code of
Criminal Procedure, must use at least 90 percent of the money to reward
persons who report information concerning criminal activity.  H.B. 3209
allows crime stoppers organizations in counties with a population of more
than 1,800,000 to use part of the money to fund crime prevention projects,
programs, or services. 

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 414.010(a), Government Code, to include a
requirement for a crime stoppers organization certified by the Crime
Stoppers Advisory Council that is operated on a local level in a county
with a population of 1,800,000 or more, to use the remainder of the money
received, including any interest, to fund crime prevention projects,
programs, or services. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.