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House Bill 3316 |
House Author: McClendon et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 3316 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize the prosecution of a criminal offense committed by an employee or officer of the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), or by a person providing services under a contract with the TYC, against a child committed to the TYC to be conducted in any county in which an element of the offense occurred or in Travis County.
House Bill 3316 amends the Human Resources Code to authorize a specified prosecuting attorney to request that the special prosecution unit assist in the prosecution of a criminal offense or delinquent conduct, committed on TYC property or committed by or against a person in the custody of the TYC while the person is performing a duty away from TYC property, in addition to the option to request that the unit prosecute the offense or conduct.