HBA-SEP H.B. 2145 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2145
By: Ellis, Dan
Higher Education
3/13/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not fund the Correctional Management Institute of Texas
and the Criminal Justice Center at Sam Houston State University with court
fees.  House Bill 2145 imposes a $1 fee on a person convicted of a certain
offense to support the Correctional Management Institute of Texas and the
Criminal Justice Center at Sam Houston State University and to fund
scholarships for certain state correctional officers. 

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 2145 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a person
convicted of a certain offense to pay, in addition to other costs, $1 to be
deposited to the credit of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas
and Criminal Justice Center account (account) in the state treasury.  

H.B. 2145 amends the Education Code to require the president of Sam Houston
State University to use the account for administering the Correctional
Management Institute and the Criminal Justice Center at the university and
for funding scholarships for state correctional officers awarded by the
Correctional Management Institute of Texas.   The bill sets forth
provisions regarding scholarship administration, publicity, and eligibility
requirements. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.