SRC-JBJ S.B. 187 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 187 By: Lucio Criminal Justice 6/21/1999 Enrolled DIGEST Currently, no provision in state law authorizes the release of information regarding a juvenile offender who commits certain offenses under the Penal Code or flees arrest of those acts. Alerting the public in the case of a juvenile suspect would greatly enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to apprehend the juvenile offender. S.B. 187 will authorize the Department of Public Safety to disseminate information on a juvenile offender who commits certain violent acts. PURPOSE As enrolled, S.B. 187 authorizes the Department of Public Safety to disseminate information on a juvenile offender who commits certain violent acts. 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 58.106, Family Code, to authorize the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to disseminate to the public the information listed in Subsection (c) when a juvenile commits a felony offense or flees from arrest for committing the offense, when the DPS has been given a directive or authorized to arrest the defendant. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.