SRC-DPW H.B. 1153 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1153
By: Puente (Wentworth)
Criminal Justice
5/13/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, a judge may require an adult to submit to a period of
confinement for up to 30 days as a condition of probation. H.B. 1153
authorizes a court to place a juvenile in a certified juvenile detention
facility for up to 30 days as a condition of probation. It also authorizes
a court to place the child in a detention facility more than once during
the same period of probation as long as the total period of detention does
not exceed 30 days 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1153 sets forth guidelines relating to the placement of a
child in a county detention facility as a condition of probation. 

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 Chapter 54, Family Code, by adding Section 54.0406, as
follows: 

Sec. 54.0406. CHILD PLACED IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AS CONDITION OF
PROBATION.  Authorizes a court, as a condition of the probation, to place a
child, for not more than 30 days, in a certified juvenile detention
facility operated by or under contract with the county in which a
disposition under Section 54.04(d)(1) is made.  Authorizes a court to place
a child in a detention facility at the time the court makes the disposition
placing the child on probation or at any time during the period of
probation in an order to modify the disposition under Section 54.05.
Authorizes a court to place a child in a certified juvenile detention
facility as provided by Subsection (a) more than once during the same
period of probation, except that the total amount of time that the child is
placed in the facility is prohibited from exceeding 30 days. 

SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.