S.B. No. 663 amends various sections of the Government Code to modify the approval process for community supervision and corrections departments' budgets and strategic plans. The bill stipulates that district judges and statutory county court judges will now be responsible for reviewing the department's budget and strategic plan only after the division has approved them, rather than approving them directly. This change is reflected in the amendments to Sections 76.002(a) and 76.0045(b). Additionally, the bill introduces a new requirement for departments to submit their budgets and strategic plans to the division for approval as a condition for receiving state aid, as outlined in the amended Section 509.007.

Furthermore, the bill mandates that departments submit a revised strategic plan every even-numbered year by March 1 and allows for amendments to the budget or strategic plan at any time with the division's approval. The amendments also clarify that the budget preparation and finalization process for juvenile boards will no longer include community supervision and corrections departments, as indicated by the deletions in Section 140.004. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 76.002, Government Code 76.0045, Government Code 509.004, Government Code 509.007 (Government Code 76, Government Code 509)
Senate Committee Report: Government Code 76.002, Government Code 76.0045, Government Code 509.004, Government Code 509.007, Local Government Code 140.004 (Government Code 76, Local Government Code 140, Government Code 509)
Engrossed: Government Code 76.002, Government Code 76.0045, Government Code 509.004, Government Code 509.007, Local Government Code 140.004 (Government Code 76, Local Government Code 140, Government Code 509)
House Committee Report: Government Code 76.002, Government Code 76.0045, Government Code 509.004, Government Code 509.007, Local Government Code 140.004 (Government Code 76, Local Government Code 140, Government Code 509)
Enrolled: Government Code 76.002, Government Code 76.0045, Government Code 509.004, Government Code 509.007, Local Government Code 140.004 (Government Code 76, Local Government Code 140, Government Code 509)