JWW C.S.H.B. 1736 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


PUBLIC SAFETY
C.S.H.B. 1736
By: McClendon
4-7-97
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 

Sex offenders convicted after September 1, 1995, are required to register
with local law enforcement authorities within seven days of moving into a
new community.  The local law enforcement agencies are then required to
place a one day add in the legal notices section of the local newspaper.
This add contains the sex offender's age, gender, a brief description of
their offense, and the municipality, street name, and zip code of the
offender's new place of residence. 

This information is also required to be given to the superintendent of
schools where the sex offender is moving, but current law does not state
what the superintendent is supposed to do with that information. 

PURPOSE

To require that the superintendent of schools release a sex offenders
notice to the appropriate school personnel. 

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 Section 3(e), Article 6252-13c.1, Revised Statutes, so
that upon reception   of  a notice under this subsection, the
superintendent shall release the information   given in the notice to the
appropriate school district personnel to include: peace   officer and
security personnel, principals, nurses and counselors. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 4(f), Article 6252-13c.1, Revised Statutes, so
that upon reception   of  a notice under this subsection, the
superintendent shall release the information   given in the notice to the
appropriate school district personnel to include: peace   officer and
security personnel, principals, nurses and counselors. 

SECTION 3. Effective Date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4. Emergency Clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

SECTION 1 The substitute adds peace officers and security personnel,
principal, nurses, and   counselor to the list of school district
personnel to be notfied by  the     superintendent. 

SECTION 2 The substitute adds peace officers and security personnel,
principal, nurses, and   counselor to the list of school district
personnel to be notfied by  the     superintendent.