SRC-ARR H.B. 2187 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2187
76R7774 GWK-DBy: Hinojosa (Ellis)
Criminal Justice
5/12/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Current law authorizes the court to require a probationer convicted of a
family violence offense, at the direction of the probation officer, to
attend counseling sessions or a battering intervention and prevention
program. H.B. 2187 requires counseling for a person placed on community
supervision following conviction of an offense involving family violence.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2187 requires counseling for a person placed on community
supervision following conviction of an offense involving family violence.  

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 14(c), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure,
to authorize the court to require the defendant, rather than probationer,
to attend, at the direction of the community supervision and corrections
department officer, rather than probation officer, certain counseling
sessions, if available, that meets guidelines adopted by the community
justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Requires the defendant to begin attendance not later than the 60th day
after the date the court grants community supervision, to notify the
community supervision and corrections department of certain information,
and report the defendant's attendance to the officer. Makes conforming
changes.  

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.