1-1 By: Montford S.B. No. 573
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 2, 1993; March 3, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 22, 1993,
1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0;
1-5 April 22, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Montford x
1-9 Turner x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Ellis x
1-14 Haley x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Parker x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Sims x
1-19 Truan x
1-20 Zaffirini x
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to state aid for counties that provide secure residential
1-24 care facilities for certain delinquent children.
1-25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-26 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 141, Human Resources Code,
1-27 is amended by adding Section 141.086 to read as follows:
1-28 Sec. 141.086. PROVISION OF SECURE RESIDENTIAL CARE
1-29 FACILITIES. (a) The commission may provide state aid to counties
1-30 that provide secure residential care facilities for children found
1-31 to have engaged in delinquent conduct who are placed on probation
1-32 in the facilities by a juvenile court under Section 54.04, Family
1-33 Code, as an alternative to commitment to the facilities of the
1-34 Texas Youth Commission.
1-35 (b) Each fiscal year, the commission may provide aid as
1-36 provided by this section from funds appropriated to the commission.
1-37 (c) The commission shall adopt standards for the provision
1-38 of state aid under this section and shall monitor the effectiveness
1-39 of the aid.
1-40 (d) State aid provided by the commission under this section
1-41 is in addition to any state aid provided by the commission for any
1-42 other services or facilities.
1-43 (e) In this section, "secure residential care facility"
1-44 means a locked facility.
1-45 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-46 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-47 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-48 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-49 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-50 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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1-52 Austin,
1-53 Texas
1-54 April 22, 1993
1-55 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-56 President of the Senate
1-57 Sir:
1-58 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred S.B. No. 573,
1-59 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
1-60 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
1-61 pass and be printed.
1-62 Montford,
1-63 Chairman
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1-65 WITNESSES
1-66 FOR AGAINST ON
1-67 ___________________________________________________________________
1-68 Name: Lloyd Watts Director of Court Services x
2-1 Representing: Lubbock County
2-2 City: Lubbock
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2-4 Name: Tom L. Thornhill x
2-5 Representing: Randall Co Juvenile Probation
2-6 City: Amarillo
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2-8 Name: Jay Kantor Asst Chief Juv Pro Officer x
2-9 Representing: Randall County
2-10 City: Amarillo
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2-12 Name: Joel Trevino Chief Juv Pro Officer x
2-13 Representing: Lubbock County Youth Center
2-14 City: Lubbock
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2-16 Name: Robert Woods x
2-17 Representing: Dir Smith Co Juv Services
2-18 City: Tyler
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2-20 Name: Vick L. Wright Dir of Training x
2-21 Representing: Tx Juvenile Probation Com
2-22 City: Austin
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