1-1 By: Shapiro, Sims S.B. No. 46 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed November 14, 1994; January 10, 1995, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; 1-4 February 15, 1995, reported favorably, as amended, by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; February 15, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Shapiro 1-7 Amend S.B. No. 46, SECTION 1 of the bill, proposed Section 56, Code 1-8 of Criminal Procedure, as follows: 1-9 (1) Amend Subsection (a) by deleting "institutional division 1-10 of the" (introduced version page 1, lines 8 and 9; committee 1-11 printing page 1, lines 37-38). 1-12 (2) Amend Subsection (b) by deleting "institutional division 1-13 of the" (introduced version page 1, line 18; committee printing 1-14 page 1, line 47). 1-15 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 2 By: Shapiro 1-16 Amend S.B. No. 46, SECTION 1, proposed Chapter 56.12(a), Code of 1-17 Criminal Procedure, as follows: 1-18 (1) Between "immediately" and "notify", insert "make a 1-19 reasonable attempt to" (introduced version page 1, line 10; 1-20 committee printing page 1, line 39). 1-21 (2) After ".", insert "An attempt by the department to give 1-22 notice to the victim, the guardian of the victim, or a close 1-23 relative of a deceased victim at the victim's, the guardian of the 1-24 victim's, or a close relative of a deceased victim's last known 1-25 telephone number or address as shown on the records of the 1-26 department constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under 1-27 this subsection." (introduced version page 1, line 15; committee 1-28 printing page 1, line 44). 1-29 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-30 AN ACT 1-31 relating to requiring victim notification when an inmate escapes 1-32 from a facility operated by the institutional division of the Texas 1-33 Department of Criminal Justice. 1-34 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-35 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal 1-36 Procedure, is amended by adding Article 56.12 to read as follows: 1-37 Art. 56.12. NOTIFICATION OF ESCAPE. (a) The institutional 1-38 division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall 1-39 immediately notify the victim of an offense, the victim's guardian, 1-40 or the victim's close relative, if the victim is deceased, whenever 1-41 the offender escapes from a facility operated by the institutional 1-42 division, if the victim, victim's guardian, or victim's close 1-43 relative has notified the institutional division as provided by 1-44 Subsection (b) of this article. 1-45 (b) It is the responsibility of the victim, guardian, or 1-46 close relative desiring notification of an offender's escape to 1-47 notify the institutional division of the Texas Department of 1-48 Criminal Justice of the desire for notification and any change of 1-49 address. 1-50 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-51 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-52 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-53 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-54 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-55 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-56 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-57 * * * * *