HBA-DMH H.B. 545 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 545
By: Nixon
Civil Practices
3/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, juvenile probation personnel employed by a political subdivision
are designated as state employees for the purposes of state liability for
public workers, while the members of the juvenile board are not.
Generally, the state is required to indemnify state employees and officers
under certain conditions. House Bill 545 requires the state to indemnify
juvenile board members in the same manner and under the same conditions
that it indemnifies an officer of a state agency.  

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 545 amends the Human Resources Code to require the state to
indemnify a juvenile board member in the same manner and under the same
conditions that it indemnifies an officer of a state agency under
provisions related to state liability for the conduct of public servants. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.