SRC-SLL S.B. 1659 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1659
By: Shapiro
Criminal Justice
5-21-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the law allows a community supervision officer to share
information about an adult sex offender with certain treatment providers
for the purpose of facilitating the rehabilitation of the sex offender.
However, because of the limited definition of "sex offender," supervision
officers may only share information about a sex offense of which the
offender has actually been convicted.  This bill will expand the
definition of "sex offender" to include people who admit committing a sex
offense for the purpose of allowing information sharing between the
supervision officer and the treatment provider. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1659 expands the definition of "sex offender" to include
people who admit committing a sex offense for the purpose of allowing
information sharing between the supervision officer and the treatment
provider. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 9(m), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure,
to redefine "sex offender" to include a person who has admitted committing
an offense under one of certain provisions of the Penal Code. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.