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Senate Bill 66 |
Senate Author: Nelson |
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Effective: 6-15-05 |
House Sponsor: Driver |
Senate Bill 66 amends the Health and Safety Code to create programs and initiatives to prevent the manufacture and use of methamphetamine. The bill creates a methamphetamine watch program to be implemented by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to inform retailers of certain problems associated with the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine and to encourage retailers to limit access to certain products used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, including pseudoephedrine products. The bill sets out provisions relating to retailer participation, good faith reporting, and limitation on liability. The bill also makes it a Class C misdemeanor offense to knowingly make a false report or cause a false report to be made to law enforcement of a theft, suspicious purchase, or other transaction involving a product used to manufacture methamphetamine. Senate Bill 66 requires DSHS to create prevention and education programs designed to help students and to provide anhydrous ammonia education. The bill also requires DSHS to create a drug-endangered child initiative aimed at protecting children who are exposed to methamphetamine or to chemicals and other hazardous materials associated with the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine. The bill requires the Department of Public Safety and each local law enforcement agency to report to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on discovering the presence of a child in a location where methamphetamine is manufactured and requires DFPS to maintain records of such a report and include in the report actions taken by DFPS to ensure the child's safety and well-being.