HBA-CBW, LJP H.B. 882 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 882 By: Jones, Jesse Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 2/11/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a justice or muncipal court may defer proceedings, and a juvenile court may defer adjudication proceedings, against certain teen defendants for 90 days on successful completion of a teen court program. Teen court is an alternative system of justice, which allows young offenders to make restitution for their offenses. A youth referred to a teen court appears before a jury of peers, consisting of teenage volunteers from local secondary schools. Teen court keeps the offense off of the teen's record. House Bill 882 authorizes a justice or a municipal court and a juvenile court to defer proceedings against such youth until the 90th day after the date the teen court hearing to determine punishment is held. 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 882 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize a justice or a municipal court to defer proceedings against a defendant who is under the age of 18 or enrolled full time in an accredited secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma until the 90th day after the date of a teen court hearing to determine punishment is held. The bill also amends the Family Code to authorize a juvenile court to defer adjudication proceedings against a child for the same period of time. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.