BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 242 By: Shapiro (Denny) 05-04-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Anti-violence and peer mediation programs are preventive curricula that teach children non-violent methods of conflict resolution. Currently, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission does not require these programs for juveniles with proven behavior problems. PURPOSE S.B. 242 requires the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission to provide training in violence and conflict programs upon request, to juvenile boards and probation departments and recommend the programs as a condition of probation. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 141C, Human Resources Code, by adding Section 141.0431, as follows: Sec. 141.0431. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING. Requires the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission to provide training on request to juvenile probation departments and juvenile boards in violence prevention and conflict resolution programs that include discussion of domestic violence and child abuse issues and to encourage the inclusion of a violence prevention and conflict resolution program as a condition of probation. SECTION 2. Effective date: January 1, 1996. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION S.B. 242 was considered in a public hearing on May 3, 1995. No one testified in favor of, against or neutrally on the bill. S.B. 242 was reported favorably without amendment with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed by a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 2 absent.