1-1 By: Lucio S.C.R. No. 50
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 11, 1993; March 15, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
1-4 May 11, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6,
1-5 Nays 0; May 11, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Whitmire x
1-9 Brown x
1-10 Nelson x
1-11 Sibley x
1-12 Sims x
1-13 Turner x
1-14 West x
1-15 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-16 WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
1-17 Justice, sex offenders are far more likely than other felons to
1-18 repeat their crimes; recent studies have shown that sex offenders
1-19 who begin as juveniles average 380 sex crimes during their
1-20 lifetime; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Sex offender treatment has been shown to
1-22 substantially reduce the likelihood of repeat offenses and
1-23 significantly reduce further victimizations by these individuals;
1-24 and
1-25 WHEREAS, Sex offender treatment can be fully effective in
1-26 reducing the personal suffering and social cost of these offenses
1-27 only if there is greater continuity of correctional support
1-28 programs among the state agencies that provide these urgent
1-29 services; now, therefore, be it
1-30 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
1-31 hereby direct the criminal justice and human service agencies of
1-32 this state to adopt a memorandum of understanding defining the
1-33 agencies' respective responsibilities for correctional support and
1-34 treatment of sex offenders in the criminal justice system; and, be
1-35 it further
1-36 RESOLVED, That the Interagency Council on Sex Offender
1-37 Treatment monitor and coordinate the development and implementation
1-38 of the memorandum of understanding; and, be it further
1-39 RESOLVED, That the memorandum of understanding establish
1-40 methods for:
1-41 (1) identifying sex offenders, both juvenile and
1-42 adult, in the criminal justice system;
1-43 (2) developing interagency rules, policies, and
1-44 procedures for the coordination of correctional support programs
1-45 and the exchange of information on sex offenders by local and state
1-46 criminal justice agencies; and
1-47 (3) identifying the rehabilitation services needed by
1-48 sex offenders, both juvenile and adult, to reenter the community
1-49 successfully; and, be it further
1-50 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
1-51 for the executive directors of the Texas Department of Criminal
1-52 Justice, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas Youth
1-53 Commission, the Texas Department of Health, and the Department of
1-54 Protective and Regulatory Services as an expression of the intent
1-55 of the Legislature of the State of Texas.
1-56 * * * * *
1-57 Austin,
1-58 Texas
1-59 May 11, 1993
1-60 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-61 President of the Senate
1-62 Sir:
1-63 We, your Committee on Criminal Justice to which was referred S.C.R.
1-64 No. 50, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed
1-65 to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
1-66 pass and be printed.
1-67 Whitmire,
1-68 Chairman
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2-2 WITNESSES
2-3 FOR AGAINST ON
2-4 ___________________________________________________________________
2-5 Name: Eliza May x
2-6 Representing: Interagency Council on Sex Off
2-7 City: Austin
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