Primary Department: District Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sean Teare, District Attorney
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Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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Request for approval to consolidate Fund 2231 and Fund 2261 to create one diversion related fund for use by the department.
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Background and Discussion:
Article 102.0121 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure authorizes a district attorney's office to collect a fee in an amount not to exceed $500.00 to be used to reimburse a county for expenses related to a defendant's participation in a pretrial intervention program. Harris County designated Fund 2261 as the DA Diversion Programs fund. The District Attorney's Office operates multiple diversion and pretrial intervention programs. Fund 2261 is currently utilized to pay for the expenses related to defendants' participation in the programs.
On September 23, 2014, Commissioners Court authorized the creation of Fund 2231, the DA First Chance Intervention Program. Participants are required to pay $100.00, which would be placed in Fund 2231, to cover the tuition for a cognitive skills class. Additional funds were to pay for participants who were deemed indigent. The revenue in Fund 2231 was to pay for the costs of operating the DA First Chance Intervention Program.
Fund 2231 is seldom utilized and has received only interest revenue since FY2020. While the First Change Intervention Program continues, the revenue...
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