Department of Juvenile Justice [777]
Secretarial Area: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $196,447,317 $10,179,905 $206,627,222
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $196,743,693 $10,181,281 $206,924,974
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $203,565,032 $10,297,752 $213,862,784
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $204,358,177 $10,297,923 $214,656,100
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $212,043,173 $10,741,348 $222,784,521
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $212,043,173 $10,432,555 $222,475,728
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $221,913,124 $10,480,003 $232,393,127
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $221,770,537 $10,480,003 $232,250,540
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $142,587 $0 $142,587
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $223,601,035 $10,044,725 $233,645,760
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $221,770,537 $10,480,003 $232,250,540
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $1,395,220 $0 $1,395,220
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $435,278 ($435,278) $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 2,149.50 21.00 2,170.50
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 2,149.50 21.00 2,170.50
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 2,149.50 21.00 2,170.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 2,149.50 21.00 2,170.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 2,150.50 22.00 2,172.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 2,150.50 22.00 2,172.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 2,149.50 22.00 2,171.50
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 2,150.50 22.00 2,172.50
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments (1.00) 0.00 (1.00)
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 2,149.50 22.00 2,171.50
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 2,150.50 22.00 2,172.50
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments (1.00) 0.00 (1.00)
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Fund security enhancements at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center Decision Package
  Provides funding for security improvements at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $225,059 $1,500,000
Transfer existing position and funding to Department of Corrections to accompany Beaumont facility transfer Decision Package
  Transfers funding and one position from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to the Department of Corrections (DOC) as a result of the transfer of the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Facility to DOC.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($82,472) ($104,780)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
Fund cost of housing juveniles in agency custody no longer supported by child support payments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reflects a reduction of $435,278 from the nongeneral fund and corresponding increase of $435,278 from the general fund in the second year to reflect House Bill 1912, which prohibits the collection of child support payments from the parents of juveniles temporarily in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $435,278
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($435,278)
Language amendment requiring agency to consider the reuse of its security system in any new future facility General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Juvenile Justice to consider potential reuse of a security system in a new facility in the future, in the acquisition and procurement of such system for the existing facility at Bon Air.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
Remove and replace compromised fire protection water tank
  Provides funding to remove and replace a fire protection water tank on the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center site.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $500,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 23:49:10