Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1245 amends the Education and Government codes to transfer the Crime Victims' Institute from the office of the attorney general to Sam Houston State University and to place it under the supervision and direction of the president of the university. The bill also transfers the authority to appoint members of the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council from the attorney general to the governor, provides for the terms of all current council members to expire on the bill's effective date, and requires the governor to appoint new members as soon as practicable thereafter.