S.B. 52 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 52 By: Zaffirini Law Enforcement Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Senate Bill 52 requires law enforcement agencies to report certain information about certain sexual offenses to the Texas Department of Public Safety so that the department can perform a statistical breakdown of offenses. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas in SECTION 1 (Section 411.042, Government Code) and SECTION 2 of this bill. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 52 amends Section 411.042, Government Code, to require the bureau of identification and records to collect information that enables the bureau to create a statistical breakdown of sexual assault offenses under Sections 22.011 and 22.021 of the Penal Code. The bill requires that this information include an indication of the specific offense committed and information regarding the victim, the offender and the offender's relationship to the victim, any weapons used or exhibited in the commission of the offense, any controlled substances used to facilitate the commission of the offense, any injuries sustained by the victim, and whether a forensic medical examination was performed. The bill authorizes the Department of Public Safety(DPS) to adopt reasonable rules relating to the collection of this information and requires that rules and procedures necessary to comply with this Act be adopted by October 1, 2003. Finally, S.B. 52 requires a local law enforcement agency to report to DPS offenses under Section 22.011 or 22.021 of the Penal Code, including all information regarding the offense required by the bill, in the form and manner and at regular intervals as prescribed by rules adopted by the department. EFFECTIVE DATE This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.