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Senate Bill 476 |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: Stucky |
Senate Bill 476 amends the Local Government Code to require the commissioners court of each county to establish an adult sexual assault response team and to appoint the team members. The bill provides for a written protocol addressing the coordinated response for adult survivors and sets out certain required and discretionary actions of a response team. Among other provisions, the bill sets out a response team reporting requirement, a provision regarding confidentiality of certain information and records, and an authorization for two or more contiguous counties, each with a population of 250,000 or less, to partner to form a multicounty adult sexual assault response team.