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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports by certain juvenile court judges on children |
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committed to Texas Youth Commission facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58.005(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) This section does not apply to information collected |
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under Section 58.104 or under Subchapter E. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 58, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. REPORTS ON COUNTY INTERNET WEBSITES |
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Sec. 58.351. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only |
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to a county with a population of 600,000 or more. |
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Sec. 58.352. INFORMATION POSTED ON COUNTY WEBSITE. (a) A |
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juvenile court judge in a county to which this subchapter applies |
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shall post a report on the Internet website of the county in which |
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the court is located. The report must include: |
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(1) the total number of children committed by the |
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judge to a correctional facility operated by the Texas Youth |
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Commission; and |
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(2) for each child committed to a facility described |
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by Subdivision (1): |
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(A) a general description of the offense |
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committed by the child or the conduct of the child that led to the |
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child's commitment to the facility; |
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(B) the year the child was committed to the |
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facility; and |
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(C) the age range, race, and gender of the child. |
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(b) Not later than the 10th day following the first day of |
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each quarter, a juvenile court judge shall update the information |
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posted on a county Internet website under Subsection (a). |
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Sec. 58.353. CONFIDENTIALITY. A record posted on a county |
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Internet website under this subchapter may not include any |
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information that personally identifies a child. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a child committed to a correctional facility operated by the |
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Texas Youth Commission on or after January 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |