Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1232 amends the Family Code to authorize a court to require psychological counseling sessions and a polygraph examination to evaluate treatment progress as a condition of probation if the offender is a child who is convicted of certain sexual offenses against another child. A court that requires counseling as a condition of probation is also authorized to require the parents of the offender to attend instructional sessions and to participate in monthly treatment groups during the period the child attends counseling. A minimum probation period of two years is required if the offender is convicted of certain felony sexual offenses, and the court is authorized to extend the probation for any additional period necessary to complete the required counseling up to the child's 18th birthday.

            Senate Bill 1232 amends the Human Resources Code to authorize the Texas Youth Commission to require psychological counseling and a polygraph test as a condition of release of certain sex offenders. Similar requirements are imposed regarding parental participation. The act also amends the Government Code to require a sex offender correction program to make certain reports to the local juvenile probation department supervising the child.