SRC-JBJ S.B. 187 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 187
76R2902 DAK-DBy: Lucio
Criminal Justice
2/19/1999
Committee Report (Amended)


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.  This bill would authorize
under certain circumstances the Department of Public Safety to disseminate
information on a juvenile offender who is suspected of committing certain
violent acts. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 187 authorizes the Department of Public Safety to
disseminate information on a juvenile offender who is suspected of
committing 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), when notified by a law enforcement agency that the
agency has been issued a directive to apprehend, an arrest warrant for the
offender, or the agency is otherwise authorized to arrest the offender, to
disseminate certain information to the public relating to a juvenile
offender, if the juvenile is suspected of committing certain felony
offenses or flees arrest for committing the felonies. 

SECTION 2.Effective date:  September 1, 1999.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.





SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1.

Amends Section 58.106, Family Code, to authorize the Department of Public
Safety when notified by a law enforcement agency that the agency has  been
issued a directive to apprehend, an arrest warrant for the offender, or the
agency is otherwise authorized to arrest the offender, to disseminate
certain information to the public relating to a juvenile offender, if the
juvenile is suspected of committing certain felony offenses or flees arrest
for committing the felonies.