HBA-TBM H.B. 1306 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1306
By: Reyna, Elvira
Corrections
3/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, information regarding special needs inmates is only
received and shared by authorized state agencies and people who contract
with one of those agencies.  In many instances the individuals with direct
and indirect contact with the inmate are not allowed to view the records.
House Bill 1306 adds certain entities that relate to special needs inmates
to the list of authorized agencies.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1306 amends the Health and Safety Code to add to the definition
of "agency" a municipal or county health department, a hospital district, a
judge of this state with jurisdiction over criminal cases, and an attorney
who is appointed or retained to represent a special needs offender.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.