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House Bill 2036 |
House Author: Allen, Ray |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Shapiro |
House Bill 2036 amends provisions of the Government Code, the Health and Safety Code, and the Occupations Code relating to sex offender treatment providers. The bill increases the membership on the Council on Sex Offender Treatment from six to seven members and changes the system under which sex offender treatment providers are allowed to practice from a registration system to a licensing system. The bill prohibits a person from providing a rehabilitation service or acting as a sex offender treatment provider unless the person is licensed and makes it a Class A misdemeanor offense to practice as a sex offender treatment provider without a license. House Bill 2036 also requires the council to develop rules relating to the licensing system in coordination with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) and allows the boards governing TDCJ and TYC to vote to exempt employees of the agencies from specific licensing requirements if such licensing would cause financial or operational hardship for the agencies. The bill adds provisions relating to the emergency suspension of the prescribed license and an administrative penalty scheme for a person who violates certain licensing statutes, rules, or orders.
House Bill 2036 requires the council to implement an adult dynamic risk assessment pilot program in certain large counties, make a report on the program, and study the recidivism rates of the program's participants.